Conus genuanus
Apertural view of a shell of Conus genuanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. genuanus
Binomial name
Conus genuanus
Linnaeus, 1758Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. Vol. II. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Kalloconus) genuanus Linnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus fasciatus Perry, 1811
  • Conus genuanus var. papilio Linnaeus, 1767
  • Conus papilio Linnaeus, C., 1767
  • Conus sphinx Röding, P.F., 1798
  • Cucullus papilio Röding, 1798
  • Cucullus sphinx Röding, 1798
  • Genuanoconus genuanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Conus genuanus, common name the garter cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

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.[3]

Apertural view of a shell of Conus genuanus Linnaeus, 1758, measuring 49.1 mm, collected in West Africa.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 33 mm and 75 mm. The ground color of the shell is pink-brown or violaceous brown, with revolving narrow lines of alternate white and chocolate quadrangular spots and dashes. These lines are usually alternately larger and smaller. The surface of the shell is usually smooth, but sometimes the lines are slightly elevated. The spire is smooth.[4]

Distribution and habitat

C. genuanus occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands and Cape Verde to Angola. The species prefers mud and sand at depths of 1–20 m.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus genuanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192608A2126619. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192608A2126619.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Conus genuanus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Marine wounds and stings". DermNet NZ.
  4. ↑ George Washington Tryon (1879). Manual of Conchology. Vol. VI. p. 15.

Further reading

  • Bernard, P.A., ed. (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Libreville, Gabon: Pierre A. Bernard.
  • M. Pin; K.D.L. Tack, eds. (1995). Les cônes du Sénégal [The Conidae of Senegal]. La Conchiglia. Vol. 277(Suppl.). pp. 1–55.
  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (eds.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola / Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Angola: Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola.
  • Filmer, R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
  • Rolán, E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
  • Tucker, J.K.; Tenorio, M.J. (2009). Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
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