Conus mus

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Conus mus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus musHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. mus
Binomial name
Conus mus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Monteiroconus) musHwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus barbadensisauct. non Hwass, 1792 (misidentification by Hwass (1792) )
  • Conus citrinusauct. non Gmelin, 1791 (misidentification by Clench (1942, 1953) )
  • Gladioconus mus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
  • Leptoconus mus(Hwass, 1792)

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

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.

Distribution

This shallow-water species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico;
in the Western Atlantic from North Carolina, USA and the Bermudas to Venezuela including the Eastern Caribbean island chain, and Barbados.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 43.5 mm. [2] The shell has a tuberculated spire. The body whorl is covered by narrow, raised revolving striae. Its color is ash-white, longitudinally streaked and maculated with chestnut. The tubercles of the spire are white, and there is usually a white band below the middle of the body whorl. The aperture is chestnut-colored, with a central white band. [3]
Rarely, giant specimens of 50–60 mm. are known, but these are far from normal.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Conus mus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  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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