Conus mappa

Conus mappa
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus mappaLightfoot, J. in Solander, 1786
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. mappa
Binomial name
Conus mappa Lightfoot, 1786
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Stephanoconus) mappa [Lightfoot], 1786 · accepted, alternate representation Conus catenatusG. B. Sowerby III, 1879 (renamed Conus desmotusTomlin, 1937, synonym of Conus mappa granariusKiener, 1845) Conus cedonulli var. mappaHwass in Bruguière, 1792 Conus cedonulli var. surinamensisHwass in Bruguière, 1792 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus ammiralis var. surinamensisGmelin, 1791) Conus desmotusTomlin, 1937 (synonym of Conus mappa granariusKiener, 1845) Conus mappaHwass in Bruguière, 1792 (synonym of Conus mappaLightfoot, 1786) Conus surinamensisHwass in Bruguière, 1792 Leptoconus mappa(Lightfoot, 1786) Protoconus mappa(Lightfoot, 1786) Tenorioconus mappa(Lightfoot, 1786)

Conus mappa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. ^[1]

There are two recognized subspecies:

• Conus mappa jesusramirezi(Cossignani, 2010)
• Conus mappa trinitariusHwass in Bruguière, 1792. ^[2]
• Conus mappa granariusKiener, 1845.: ^[3] synonym of Conus granarius

The junior homonym Conus mappaCrosse, 1858 is a synonym of Conus eldredi Morrison, 1955.

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 the wide shell varies between 36 mm and 67 mm. The spire contains small nodules and has a smooth shoulder. The body whorl is smooth and has a very variable color pattern of milkish white to pinkish white with two spiral bands of greenish yellow to darker brown. These bands are broken into irregular patches. The spiral whorls show very fine longitudinal grooves. The aperture is whitish. ^{[4] [5]}

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela, Trinidad - and Barbados where it occurs only at 85 fathoms (155 metres) depth

References

1. Conus mappa Lightfoot, 1786 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 7 August 2011.
2. Conus mappa trinitarius Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 11 September 2011.
3. Conus mappa granarius Kiener, 1845 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 11 September 2011.
4. Henry E. Coomans, Conidae with smooth and granulated shells; Malacologia 14 (1973)
5. Danker L.N. Vink and Rudo Von Cosel,.The Conus cedonulli complex: Historical review, taxonomy and biological observations; Revue suisse de zoologie t. 92 fasc. 3–4

• Holeman J; and Kohn A.J. (1970), The identity of Conus mappa (Lightfoot), C. insularis Gmelin, C. aurantius Hwass in Bruguière and Hwass's infraspecific taxa of C. cedonulii; Journal of Conchology 27 135:137
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
• 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

Gallery

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  Conus mappa trinitariusHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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  Conus mappa trinitariusHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Tenorioconus mappa mappa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• "Tenorioconus mappa trinitarius". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea