Conus conspersus

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Conus conspersus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. conspersus
Binomial name
Conus conspersus
Reeve, 1844
Synonyms [1]
  • Asprella conspersa(Reeve, 1844)
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) conspersusReeve, 1844 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Graphiconus conspersus(Reeve, 1844)

Conus conspersus, common name the sprinkled cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1]

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

During the 20th. Century, the holotype was misplaced and thought to be lost, but has now (2022) been rediscovered and confirmed [2] and is once again available to science.

The size of the shell varies between 24 mm and 56 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Australia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Conus conspersus Reeve, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
  2. ↑ Fenzan, William J.; Dublanka, Mario; Curth, Stefan (2022). "Rediscovery of the Conus conspersus Reeve, 1844 holotype". Zootaxa. 5154 (4): 496–500. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5154.4.7 . PMID   36095606. S2CID   249809259.


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