Conus marchionatus

Conus marchionatus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus marchionatusHinds, R.B., 1843
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. marchionatus
Binomial name
	Conus marchionatus; Hinds, 1843
Synonyms
	Conus (Eugeniconus) marchionatusHinds, 1843 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus caelatusA. Adams, 1855; Conus marchionatus var. eudoxusTryon, 1884; Eugeniconus marchionatus(Hinds, 1843);

Last updated December 23, 2020

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 68 mm. The spire is depressed and shows spiral striae. Its color is yellowish or light brown, with large white rounded triangular spots. The pattern of coloring is very like Conus marmoreus , but lighter. The shell is immediately distinguished by the want of the coronal of tubercles and its usually small size.^[2]^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Marquesas.

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References

1 2 Conus marchionatus Hinds, 1843. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
↑ Hinds, R.B. (1843). "Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Captain Sir Edward Belcher". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. v.11.

Adams, A. 1855a. "Descriptions of new species of the genus Conus, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq." Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1854: 116–119.
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
Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
"Eugeniconus marchionatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Conus marchionatus Hinds, 1843. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

[2] G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

[3] Hinds, R.B. (1843). "Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Captain Sir Edward Belcher". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. v.11.

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