Conus gauguini

Conus gauguini
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus gauguiniRichard, G. & B. Salvat, 1973
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. gauguini
Binomial name
Conus gauguini Richard & Salvat, 1973 [2]
Synonyms [3]
Conus (Pionoconus) gauguiniRichard & Salvat, 1973 · accepted, alternate representation Pionoconus gauguini(Richard & Salvat, 1973)

Conus gauguini, common name Gauguin's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. ^[3]

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 an adult shell varies between 56 mm and 93 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Marquesas and Tahiti.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2013). "Conus gauguini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T192272A2063916. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192272A2063916.en . Retrieved 23 August 2024.
2. Richard, G., and Salvat, B., 1973. Conus (Dendroconus) Gauguini sp n. (Neogastropoda, Conidae) Des Iles Marquises (Polynésie française). Cahiers du Pacifique, 17: 25 -28
3. Conus gauguini Richard & Salvat, 1973 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 July 2011.

• Richard, G. & Salvat, F., 1973. Conus (Dendroconus) gauguini sp. n. (Neogastropoda: Conidae) des îles Marquises (Polynésie française). Cahiers du Pacifique 17: 25–29
• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
• Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Pionoconus gauguini". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• Holotype in MNHN, Paris