Conus zeylanicus

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Conus zeylanicus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus zeylanicusGmelin, J.F., 1791
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. zeylanicus
Binomial name
Conus zeylanicus
Petuch, 1987
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Puncticulis) zeylanicusGmelin, 1791 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus ceylonicusReeve, 1849
  • Conus ceylonicusG. B. Sowerby II, 1857
  • Conus obesusHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus zeylandicus [sic] (misspelling)
  • Cucullus meningeusRöding, 1798
  • Cucullus theobromaRöding, 1798
  • Puncticulis zeylanicus(Gmelin, 1791)

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

Contents

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 27 mm and 78 mm. The shell is obsoletely coronated with tubercles. The stout body whorl is somewhat convex. The ground color of the shell is white or very pale yellow or bluish, faintly clouded, with numerous small chestnut or chocolate spots and short lines, often forming dark clouds, so placed as to make interrupted, revolving bands. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean (Tanzania, Mascarene Islands) and eastwards as far as Indonesia.

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