Conus canonicus

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Conus canonicus
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Conus canonicus
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. canonicus
Binomial name
Conus canonicus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Cylinder) canonicusHwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus condensusG. B. Sowerby II, 1866
  • Conus pyramidalisLamarck, 1810
  • Conus rubescensBonnet, 1864
  • Cylinder canonicus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

Conus canonicus, common name the tiger cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]

Contents

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 70 mm. The appearance of the shell is closely related to Conus textile , but it has much smaller reticulations, more completely covering the surface. [3]

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Conus canonicus

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, the tropical Indo-West Pacific and off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia)

References

  1. Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus canonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T192737A2152531. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192737A2152531.en . Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Conus canonicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
  3. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences