Conus catus

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Conus catus
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Shell of Conus catus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. catus
Binomial name
Conus catus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Pionoconus) catusHwass in Bruguière, 1792 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus catus var. fuscoolivaceusDautzenberg, 1937
  • Conus catus var. granulataWils, 1971 (unavailable name)
  • Conus catus var. rubrapapillosaDautzenberg, 1937
  • Conus collisus var. granulosusBarros e Cunha, 1933 (invalid: junior homonym of C. arenatus var. granulosaLamarck, 1822)
  • Conus discrepansG.B. Sowerby II, 1833
  • Conus reflectusG. B. Sowerby III, 1877
  • Conus reflexusG. B. Sowerby III, 1887
  • Cucullus nubilisRöding, 1798
  • Pionoconus catus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

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

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 an adult shell varies between 24 mm and 52 mm. The shell is bulbous, with a convex, striate spire. The body whorl is striate, the striae rounded, usually obsolete above, granular below, olive, chestnut-, chocolate- or pink-brown, variously marbled and flecked with white, often faintly white-banded below the middle. In the variety nigropunctatus, the shell is colored as above and encircled by series of chocolate-colored dots. [3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean off the Aldabra Atoll, Chagos, Madagascar, Mauritius, Tanzania and KwaZuluNatal; in the tropical Indo-West Pacific Region (Papua New Guinea, Marquesas, New Caledonia); off Australia (New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).

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References

  1. Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus catus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192367A2081113. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192367A2081113.en . Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Conus catus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 15 July 2011.
  3. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology, vol. VI, p. 63; 1884