Conus mercator

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Conus mercator
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Conus mercatorLinnaeus, 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. mercator
Binomial name
Conus mercator
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Lautoconus) cacaoFerrario, 1983
  • Conus (Lautoconus) fernandi(Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) lamarckiiKiener, 1847
  • Conus (Lautoconus) mercatorLinnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus (Lautoconus) orriNinomiya & da Motta, 1982
  • Conus cacaoFerrario, 1983
  • Conus dealbatusA. Adams, 1855 (nomen dubium)
  • Conus lamarckiiKiener, 1845
  • Conus orrida Motta, 1982
  • Conus reticularisBory de Saint Vincent, 1827
  • Conus senegalensis(Gulden, Moolenbeek & Goud, 2017)
  • Cucullus aureliusRöding, 1798
  • Lautoconus (Lautoconus) stimpsonorumCossignani & Allary, 2019
  • Lautoconus cacao(Ferrario, 1983)
  • Lautoconus fernandiPetuch & Berschauer, 2018
  • Lautoconus gambiensisPetuch & Berschauer, 2018
  • Lautoconus lamarckii(Kiener, 1847)
  • Lautoconus mercator(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Lautoconus orri(Ninomiya & da Motta, 1982)
  • Lautoconus rikaePetuch & Berschauer, 2018 (original combination)
  • Lautoconus senegalensisGulden, Moolenbeek & Goud, 2017
  • Lautoconus stimpsonorumCossignani & Allary, 2019 (original combination)
  • Varioconus mercator(Linnaeus, 1758)· accepted, alternate representation

Conus mercator, common name the trader cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]

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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 55 mm. The shell is yellowish or ash-gray, often faintly longitudinally lined with chestnut, with a broad band at the shoulder and a narrower one at the middle, of white closely reticulated with chestnut. [3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal.

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References

  1. ↑ Monnier, E. (2012). "Conus mercator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192497A2104168. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192497A2104168.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Conus mercator Linnaeus, 1975. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
  3. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

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