Conus tinianus

Conus tinianus
	A shell of Conus tinianus from Cape Agulhas, South Africa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. tinianus
Binomial name
	Conus tinianus; Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms
	Conus (Floraconus) tinianusHwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus alfredensisBartsch, 1915; Conus auroraLamarck, 1810; Conus fulvusG. B. Sowerby III, 1889; Conus kieneriCrosse, 1858 (nomen dubium); Conus kraussiTurton, 1932; Conus lavendulusBartsch, 1915 (color form); Conus lavendulus approximataTurton, 1932; Conus loveniKrauss, 1848; Conus rosaceusDillwyn, 1817; Conus secutorCrosse, 1865; Conus tenuisG. B. Sowerby II, 1833; Floraconus tinianusHwass in Bruguière, 1792; Ketyconus tinianus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792);

Last updated October 07, 2023

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 60 mm. The thin shell is striated towards the base. Its color is reddish chestnut clouded with gray, and irregularly ornamented with indistinct fillets of articulated white and chestnut. The spire is obtusely convex. The apex is rose-tinted.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the east coast of South Africa.

Conus tinianusHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
Conus tinianusHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
Conus tinianusHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792

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References

1 2 Conus tinianus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

Lamarck, J. B. P. A., 1810. Description des espèces du genre Cône. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 15: 422–442
Kohn, A.J. (1981). "Type specimens and identity of the described species of Conus VI. The species described 1801–1810". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 71 (3): 279–341. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1981.tb01134.x.
Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg
Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. 4 September 2009 Edition
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
Petit, R. E. (2009). "George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1.
Puillandre, N.; Duda, T.F.; Meyer, C.; Olivera, B.M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476 . PMID 26300576.

External links

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Floraconus tinianus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Conus tinianus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

[2] 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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Conus tinianus

A shell of Conus tinianus from Cape Agulhas, South Africa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. tinianus
Binomial name
*Conus tinianus* Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms ^[1]
Conus (Floraconus) tinianusHwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation Conus alfredensisBartsch, 1915 Conus auroraLamarck, 1810 Conus fulvusG. B. Sowerby III, 1889 Conus kieneriCrosse, 1858 (nomen dubium) Conus kraussiTurton, 1932 Conus lavendulusBartsch, 1915 (color form) Conus lavendulus approximataTurton, 1932 Conus loveniKrauss, 1848 Conus rosaceusDillwyn, 1817 Conus secutorCrosse, 1865 Conus tenuisG. B. Sowerby II, 1833 Floraconus tinianusHwass in Bruguière, 1792 Ketyconus tinianus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)