Conus radiatus

Conus radiatus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus radiatus Gmelin, J.F., 1791
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. radiatus
Binomial name
	Conus radiatus; Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms
	Conus (Phasmoconus) radiatus Gmelin, 1791 · accepted, alternate representation; Phasmoconus radiatus (Gmelin, 1791); Conus martinianus Reeve, 1844;

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

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.

Conus radiatus Gmelin, J.F., 1791

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 109 mm. The color of the shell is pale yellowish to pale chestnut, often longitudinally indistinctly marked with deeper coloring. The spire is striate. The lower part of body whorl is distantly sulcate. The white variety is frequently covered by a smooth olivaceous epidermis.^[2]

Conantokin-C is a toxin derived from the venom of Conus radiatus.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, New Guinea and Fiji.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Conus radiatus Gmelin, 1791. 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

Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
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: 1–23

External links[]

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
"Phasmoconus radiatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[WoRMS-1] Conus radiatus Gmelin, 1791. 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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