Conus pennaceus

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Conus pennaceus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus pennaceusBorn, I. von, 1778
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. pennaceus
Binomial name
Conus pennaceus
Born, 1778 [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Darioconus) pennaceusBorn, 1778 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus aureusRöding, P.F., 1798 (invalid, junior homonym of Conus aureusHwass in Bruguière, 1792)
  • Conus colubrinusLamarck, 1810
  • Conus elisaeKiener, 1850
  • Conus episcopusHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus episcopus mauritiensisLauer, 1992
  • Conus omaria var. marmoricolorMelvill, 1900
  • Conus pennaceus bazarutensisFernandes & Monteiro, 1988
  • Conus pennaceus corbieriBlöcher, 1994
  • Conus pennaceus ganensisDelsaerdt, 1988
  • Conus pennaceus tsaraKorn, Niederhöfer & Blöcher, 2000
  • Conus praelatusHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus purusPease, W.H., 1863, "1862"
  • Conus quasimagnificusReeve, 1843
  • Conus racemosusG. B. Sowerby II, 1874
  • Conus rubiginosusHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus rubropennatusDa Motta, 1982
  • Conus stellatusKiener, 1845
  • Cucullus aureusRöding, 1798 (junior secondary homonym of Conus aureusHwass in Bruguière, 1792)
  • Cucullus gentilisRöding, 1798
  • Darioconus pennaceus(Born, 1778)
  • Gastridium episcopusSalvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975
A Conus pennaceus attacking one of a cluster of three Cymatium nicobaricum in Hawaii Conus pennaeus attacks pair of Cymatium sp.jpg
A Conus pennaceus attacking one of a cluster of three Cymatium nicobaricum in Hawaii

Conus pennaceus, common name the feathered cone or the episcopal 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.

Subspecies

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 88 mm. The color of the shell varies from orange-brown to chocolate, covered by minute white spots, and overlaid by larger white triangular spots, sometimes forming bands at the shoulder, middle and base. [5]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and Kenya. The nominal species is found along the shores of the tropical Eastern Africa. The shells vary greatly in shape and colour. They often have a background with bluish or greyish hues and an orange to red brown pattern. The holotype of D. pennaceus is a stocky shell with an extremely wide shoulder that is rarely found in its range. The form elisae (Kiener, 1846) has an axially crowded pattern of tents that gives to the shells a darker aspect.

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References

  1. ↑ Born, I. von, 1778. Index Rerum Naturalium Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis. Pars Prima, Testacea.
  2. 1 2 Conus pennaceus Born, 1778. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 19 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Conus pennaceus behelokensis Lauer, 1989 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 3 November 2009.
  4. ↑ Conus pennaceus echo Lauer, 1988 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 26 November 2009.
  5. ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 93; 1879

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