Conus genuanus

Conus genuanus
Apertural view of a shell of Conus genuanus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. genuanus
Binomial name
Conus genuanus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms [2]
Conus (Kalloconus) genuanusLinnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation Conus fasciatusPerry, 1811 Conus genuanus var. papilioLinnaeus, 1767 Conus papilioLinnaeus, C., 1767 Conus sphinxRöding, P.F., 1798 Cucullus papilioRöding, 1798 Cucullus sphinxRöding, 1798 Genuanoconus genuanus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Conus genuanus, common name the garter 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. ^[3]

Apertural view of a shell of Conus genuanusLinnaeus, 1758, measuring 49.1 mm, collected in West Africa.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 33 mm and 75 mm. The ground color of the shell is pink-brown or violaceous brown, with revolving narrow lines of alternate white and chocolate quadrangular spots and dashes. These lines are usually alternately larger and smaller. The surface of the shell is usually smooth, but sometimes the lines are slightly elevated. The spire is smooth. ^[4]

Distribution and habitat

C. genuanus occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands and Cape Verde to Angola. The species prefers mud and sand at depths of 1–20 m. ^[1]

References

1. Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus genuanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192608A2126619. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192608A2126619.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Conus genuanus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 July 2011.
3. "Marine wounds and stings". DermNet NZ.
4. George Washington Tryon (1879). Manual of Conchology. Vol. VI. p. 15.

External links

• Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. Vol. II. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2015.

Further reading

• Bernard, P.A., ed. (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Libreville, Gabon: Pierre A. Bernard.
• M. Pin; K.D.L. Tack, eds. (1995). Les cônes du Sénégal [The Conidae of Senegal]. La Conchiglia. Vol. 277(Suppl.). pp. 1–55.
• Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (eds.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola / Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Angola: Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola.
• Filmer, R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
• Rolán, E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
• Tucker, J.K.; Tenorio, M.J. (2009). Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Genuanoconus genuanus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea

Gallery

• 
  Conus genuanusLinnaeus, C., 1758
• 
  Conus genuanusLinnaeus, C., 1758
• 
  Conus genuanusLinnaeus, C., 1758
• 
  Conus genuanusLinnaeus, C., 1758