Conus patricius

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Conus patricius
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Apertural view of shell of Conus patriciusHinds, 1843
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. patricius
Binomial name
Conus patricius
Hinds, 1843 [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Pyruconus) patricius Hinds, 1843 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus pyriformis Reeve, 1843
  • Pyruconus patricius(Hinds, 1843)
Apertural view of Conus patricius. Conus patricius 001.jpg
Apertural view of Conus patricius.

Conus patricius, common name the patrician 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 an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 120 mm. The shell has a light flesh-color. The spire is gently acuminate. The earlier whorls are tuberculated. The body whorl is pyriform. The outline is concave below, with revolving striae towards the base. [3]

Distribution

This species is found in the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California, Western Mexico, to Ecuador and off the Galápagos Islands.

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References

  1. ↑ Hinds, R. B., 1843. Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Captain Sir Edward Belcher. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11: 255 -257
  2. 1 2 Conus patricius Hinds, 1843. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 August 2011.
  3. ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 17; 1884 (described as Conus pyriformis)
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