Conus monachus

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Conus monachus
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Apertural view of a shell of Conus monachus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. monachus
Binomial name
Conus monachus
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Pionoconus) monachus Linnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus contusus Reeve, 1848
  • Conus frostianus Brazier, 1898
  • Conus nebulosus Gmelin, 1791
  • Conus vinctus A. Adams, 1855
  • Cucullus cinerarius Röding, 1798
  • Cucullus guttatus Röding, 1798
  • Cucullus maculosus Röding, 1798
  • Pionoconus monachus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pionoconus vinctus (A. Adams, 1855)

Conus monachus, common name the monastic cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 74 mm. The shell is a little inflated and distantly grooved below. The spire is striate and somewhat convex. The shell is white, longitudinally marbled and flecked with dull blue or purple.[2]

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus monachus Linnaeus, 1758. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215542 on 2015-11-04
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

External links[]

  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Pionoconus monachus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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