Conus taeniatus

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Conus taeniatus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus taeniatusHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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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. taeniatus
Binomial name
Conus taeniatus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Virroconus) taeniatusHwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus africanus"Meuschen, F.C." Dillwyn, L.W., 1817
  • Conus fernambucinusRöding, P.F., 1798
  • Cucullus fernambucinusRöding, 1798
  • Conus genuinusRöding, P.F., 1798
  • Cucullus genuinusRöding, 1798
  • Miliariconus taeniatus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

Conus taeniatus, common name the ringed 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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 50 mm. The shell is indistinctly zoned alternately with pale violaceous and white, vividly encircled with fillets of dark chocolate and white articulations. The spire is obsoletely coronated. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, the Strait of Hormuz and off Kenya.

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