Conus imperialis

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Conus imperialis
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Five views of a shell of Conus imperialis Linné,1758
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. imperialis
Binomial name
Conus imperialis
Synonyms [3]
  • Conus (Stephanoconus) imperialisLinnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus compactusWils, 1970
  • Conus coronaducalisRöding, 1798
  • Conus dautzenbergiFenaux, 1942
  • Conus douvilleiFenaux, 1942
  • Conus flavescensBarros e Cunha, 1933 (invalid, junior homonym of Conus flavescensG. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
  • Conus fuscatusBorn, 1778
  • Conus fuscatus dautzenbergiFenaux, 1942
  • Conus imperialis compactusWils, 1970
  • Conus imperialis flavescensBarros e Cunha, 1933
  • Conus imperialis nigrescensBarros e Cunha, 1933
  • Conus nigrescensBarros e Cunha, 1933 (invalid, junior homonym of Conus nigrescensG. B. Sowerby II, 1860 )
  • Conus regiusRöding, 1798 (invalid, junior homonym of Conus regiusGmelin, 1791)
  • Conus viridulusLamarck, 1810
  • Cucullus coronaducalisRöding, 1798
  • Cucullus imperialisRöding, 1798
  • Cucullus regiusRöding, 1798
  • Rhombiconus imperialis viridulus (f) Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810
Conus imperialis Linnaeus, C., 1758 Conus imperialis 2.jpg
Conus imperialisLinnaeus, C., 1758

Conus imperialis, common name the imperial cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [3]

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.

Subspecies

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 110 mm. The color of the thick shell is yellowish white or cream, with numerous interrupted revolving lines and spots of dark brown and two irregular and wider light brown bands. In the synonym Conus fuscatus, the light brown coloring extends in clouds and irregular markings over the surface, so that the bands can scarcely be defined. [4] The shell has a flat but nodular spire and shoulders.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and Mauritius; in the entire Pacific Ocean; off Australia (the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia)

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References

  1. ↑ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus imperialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192593A2123764. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192593A2123764.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Linnaeus, C., 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, 10th ed., 1
  3. 1 2 Conus imperialis Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 26 July 2011.
  4. ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology, vol. VI, p. 9; 1879

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