Conus cedonulli

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Conus cedonulli
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cedonulliLinnaeus, C., 1767
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. cedonulli
Binomial name
Conus cedonulli
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Stephanoconus) cedonulliLinnaeus, 1767 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus amiralisHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus amiralis var. cedonulliLinnaeus, 1767 (original rank)
  • Conus caledonicusHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus caracanusHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus cedonulli insularisGmelin, 1791
  • Conus cedonulli var. amiralisHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus cedonulli var. caracanusHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus cedonulli var. grenadensisHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus cedonulli var. martinicanusHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus grenadensisHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus holemaniNowell-Usticke, 1968
  • Conus martinicanusHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus nullisecundusNowell-Usticke, 1968
  • Cucullus geographicusRöding, 1798
  • Protoconus cedonulli(Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Tenorioconus caracanus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
  • Tenorioconus cedonulli(Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Tenorioconus insularis(Gmelin, 1791)

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

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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.

Being a very varied species-complex, there has been much confusion in the course of years about which species and subspecies to assign to the Conus cedonulli-complex, hence the number of synonyms named. In 1985, D.L.N. Vink proposed assigning the following species to the Conus cedonulli-complex along with Conus cedonulli : [3]

The following subspecies of Conus cedonulli were recognized by the World Register of Marine Species:

Description

The color of the species in this complex is white to purplish grey although specimens from St. Vincent are very often dark-mahogany-brown, with some rare examples being 'black' or near-black. [6] The shell is crossed by streaks that are alternately light and dark. Between these streaks, yellow, brown or dark dots occur. The operculum is small compared to the aperture and is only one seventh its size. The soft body of the animal is dark red. [6] The size of an adult shell varies between 38 mm and 78 mm.

Distribution

Locus typicus:(restricted by Vink & vonCosel) St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles.

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea from Colombia to Trinidad, along the Lesser Antilles and along the Bahamas.

Offshore West coast Barbados, the species has been dredged at depths around 150 metres. This would seem to be the species' bathymetric maximum, since at other locations this species is usually found at much shallower depths.

Below are several color forms:

References

  1. ↑ Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus cedonulli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192707A2146227. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192707A2146227.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Conus cedonulli Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
  3. ↑ D.L.N. Vink, The Conus cedonulli complex; Zoologische Mededelingen, 51 (5), 1979 pp.79–93
  4. ↑ Conus cedonulli dominicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 11 September 2011.
  5. ↑ Conus cedonulli insularis Gmelin, 1791 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 11 September 2011.
  6. 1 2 Personal marine bio experience
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