Conus luteus

Conus luteus
Apertural view of a shell of Conus luteus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. luteus
Binomial name
Conus luteus Sowerby I, 1833
Synonyms [2]
Conus (Leporiconus) luteusG. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · accepted, alternate representation Conus daucus var. luteusKrebs, 1864 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus luteusG.B. Sowerby I, 1833) Isoconus luteus(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Leporiconus luteus(G.B. Sowerby I, 1833)

Conus luteus, the mud cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. ^[2]

The subspecies Conus luteus richardsaeRöckel & Korn, 1992 has been raised to species level as Conus richardsae Röckel & Korn, 1992

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 54 mm. The color of the shell is yellow, pink or purplish, encircled by chestnut lines which are mostly broken up into chestnut and white articulations, an irregular white band below the middle. The aperture is purplish, with a central white band. ^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to Northern Australia; off the Tuamotus.

References

1. Kohn, A., Raybaudi-Massilia, G., Poppe, G. & Tagaro, S. (2013). "Conus luteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T192656A2135820. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192656A2135820.en . Retrieved 20 July 2024.
2. Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus luteus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428195 on 2011-10-29
3. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

• George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218
• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.

External links

• Conus luteus - picture Archived 14 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
• "Leporiconus luteus luteus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 October 2011.