Conus frigidus

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Conus frigidus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus frigidusReeve, L.A., 1848
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. frigidus
Binomial name
Conus frigidus
Reeve, 1848
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Virgiconus) frigidusReeve, 1848 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus maltzanianusWeinkauff, 1873
  • Virgiconus frigidus(Reeve, 1848)

Conus frigidus, common name the frigid 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 color of the shell pale straw-color, violaceous at the base and the apex. The spire is three-grooved and shows revolving striae on the lower part of the body whorl, which become granulose towards the base. [3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off East Africa; in the Pacific Ocean and off Australia (the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia)

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References

  1. ↑ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus frigidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192419A2091319. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192419A2091319.en . Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 Conus frigidus Reeve, 1848. 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
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