Conus fumigatus

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Conus fumigatus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus fumigatusHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. fumigatus
Binomial name
Conus fumigatus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) fumigatusHwass in Bruguière, 1792 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus blainvilleiKiener, 1845
  • Conus excavatusG. B. Sowerby II, 1866
  • Conus henoqueiBernardi, 1860
  • Conus luctificusReeve, 1848
  • Conus paziiBernardi, 1857
  • Conus richardiFenaux, 1942
  • Rhizoconus fumigatus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) ·

Conus fumigatus, common name the smoky 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 size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 69 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea off Ethiopia; in the Libyan part of the Mediterranean Sea (as an introduced species).

References

  1. ↑ Raybaudi-Massilia, G. (2013). "Conus fumigatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T192270A2063623. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192270A2063623.en . Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 Conus fumigatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.


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