Conus clarus

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Conus clarus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus clarusSmith, E.A., 1881
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. clarus
Binomial name
Conus clarus
Synonyms [2]
  • Austroconus clarus(E. A. Smith, 1881)
  • Conus (Austroconus) clarusE. A. Smith, 1881
  • Conus (Mamiconus) clarus E.A. Smith, 1881 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus segravei Gatliff, 1891

Conus clarus, common name the glossy 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 the shell varies between 22 mm and 54 mm. The shell is abbreviately turbinate and sulcate towards the base. Its color is rosy white. The spire is depressed-conical, striate. The angle of the body whorl is carinated. The aperture is light rosaceous. [3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Southeast Africa to Australia (South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia).

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References

  1. Morrison, H. (2013). "Conus clarus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192663A2136731. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192663A2136731.en . Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Conus clarus E. A. Smith, 1881 . 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