Conus mitratus

Conus mitratus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus mitratusHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. mitratus
Binomial name
	Conus mitratus; Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms
	Conus (Turriconus) mitratusHwass in Bruguière, 1792 accepted, alternate representation; Conus mitraeformis (misspelling); Conus mitraeformis var. pupaeformisG. B. Sowerby II, 1870; Gastridium mitratusSalvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975; Hermes (Leporiconus) mitratusHabe, T. 1964; Leporiconus mitratus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792); Mitraconus mitratus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792); Turriconus (Mitraconus) mitratus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792);

Last updated March 09, 2024

Conus mitratus, common name the mitred cone, is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 50 mm. The shell is covered with granulated revolving striae. Its color is white, encircled near the shoulder, on the middle and base by large chestnut maculations, forming three interrupted bands. The spire is maculated with brown.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the entire tropical Indo-Pacific (not Red Sea, Hawaii); off Australia (Queensland).

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References

1 2 Conus mitratus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. 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

Bruguière, M. 1792. Encyclopédie Méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. Paris : Panckoucke Vol. 1 i-xviii, 757 pp.
Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1870. Descriptions of forty-eight new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870: 249–259
Habe, T. 1964. Shells of the Western Pacific in color. Osaka : Hoikusha Vol. 2 233 pp., 66 pls.
Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian Shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp.
Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. Coquillages de Polynésie. Tahiti : Papéete Les editions du pacifique, pp. 1–391.
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific Marine Shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls.
Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. 159 pp.
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
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
"Leporiconus mitratus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Conus mitratus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. 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

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Conus mitratus

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus mitratusHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. mitratus
Binomial name
*Conus mitratus* Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms ^[1]
Conus (Turriconus) mitratusHwass in Bruguière, 1792 accepted, alternate representation Conus mitraeformis (misspelling) Conus mitraeformis var. pupaeformisG. B. Sowerby II, 1870 Gastridium mitratusSalvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975 Hermes (Leporiconus) mitratusHabe, T. 1964 Leporiconus mitratus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) Mitraconus mitratus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) Turriconus (Mitraconus) mitratus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)