Conus marimaris

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Conus marimaris
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Shell of Conus marimaris (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. marimaris
Binomial name
Conus marimaris
(Tenorio, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Kalloconus) marimaris(Tenorio, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018)
  • Kalloconus marimarisTenorio, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018

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

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Description

The shell is small to medium size, varying between 25 to 35.3 mm, with a broad, slightly bulging or conical shape. The spire of the shell is moderate height, often worn down, and has a straight or curved shaped [2] . Most shells are brown with small, white triangular markings, but in some morphs background colour is variable with yellow, orange, or white [3] . The living animal is light purple colour with areas of dark purple [2] .

Distribution

Endemic to Sal Island, Cape Verdes, Africa. Two isolated populations displaying morphological differences in shell patterns have been identified: one located on the east and the other one the west of Sal Island [2] .

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Conus marimaris (Tenorio, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1251265 on 2018-12-28
  2. 1 2 3 Tenorio, Manuel; Abalde, Samuel; Zardoya, Rafael (2018). "Identification of new species of Kalloconus and Africonus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from the Cabo Verde Islands through mitochondrial genome comparison". The Festivus. 50 (2): 73–88.
  3. Tenorio, Manuel; Abalde, Samuel; Pardos-Blas, Jose; Zardoya, Rafael (2020). "Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation". European Journal of Taxonomy. 663: 1–89.