Conus spurius

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Conus spurius
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Lindaconus spurius
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Fossil, Pliocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. spurius
Binomial name
Conus spurius
Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Lindaconus) spuriusGmelin, 1791 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus (Spuriconus) spuriusGmelin, 1791
  • Conus leoninus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus spurius [Lightfoot], 1786)
  • Conus ochraceus Lamarck, 1810
  • Conus paulinaKiener, 1850
  • Conus proteusHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus spurius arubaensisNowell-Usticke, 1968
  • Conus spurius atlanticusClench, 1942
  • Conus weinkauffii Löbbecke, 1882
  • Cucullus ferugineus Röding, 1798
  • Cucullus flammeusRöding, 1798
  • Cucullus gualterianusRöding, 1798
  • Cucullus leoninusRöding, 1798
  • Cucullus syriacusRöding, 1798
  • Lindaconus spurius(Gmelin, 1791)
  • Spuriconus spurius(Gmelin, 1791)

Conus spurius, common name the alphabet 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.

Subspecies

Distribution

This marine species occurs from East Florida to Venezuela; also off the West Indies.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 80 mm. [2] The shell is white, with revolving series of spots and irregular or cloud-like markings of orange, chestnut or chocolate, often forming interrupted bands. The base of the shell is grooved. The spire shows a single broad sulcus. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 64 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Conus spurius Gmelin, 1791. 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 (described as Conus proteus)