Conus grangeri

Conus grangeri
Original drawing with an apertural view of Conus grangeri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. grangeri
Binomial name
Conus grangeri G. B. Sowerby III, 1900
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Asprella) grangeriG. B. Sowerby III, 1900 · accepted, alternate representation Conus batheonSturany, 1904 Phasmoconus grangeri(G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)

Conus grangeri, common name Granger's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. ^[1]

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 length of their seashell varies between 31 mm and 75 mm. The diameter measures around 22 mm. The shell is elongated in shape, whitish and broadly banded with yellow. The aperture is moderately wide and white. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off Sri Lanka and the Western Pacific; off the Philippines and Australia (the Northern Territory)

References

1. Conus grangeri G. B. Sowerby III, 1900 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
2. Butler, Arthur G. (1900). "5. Conus grangeri...". LX.—A list of the species of Cyaniris, a well-known group of the family Lycænidæ (in Latin). London Taylor and Francis, Ltd. p. 441.

• Sowerby, G. B., III. 1900. New species of Mollusca of the genera Voluta, Conus, Siphonalia, and Euthria. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 7, 5:439-441, pl. 11 no. 29
• Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
• Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 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
• "Phasmoconus grangeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.