Conus sanguinolentus

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Conus sanguinolentus
Conus sanguinolentus 1.jpg
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sanguinolentus Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P., 1834
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. sanguinolentus
Binomial name
Conus sanguinolentus
Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Lividoconus) sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Lividoconus sanguinolentus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Virgiconus sanguinolentus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

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

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 22 mm and 65 mm. The shell has a pinkish white color. it is rather narrow with continuous but almost obsolete, longitudinal striae with chestnut.[2]

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off South Africa, Aldabra and the Mascarene Islands; off Indo-China, Indo-Malaysia; in the Western Pacific and off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).

References[]

  1. ^ a b Conus sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834. 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
  • Quoy, J.R. & Gaimard, J.P. 1834. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826-1829. Paris : J. Tastu Zoologie Vol. 3 366 pp.
  • Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian Shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp.
  • Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. Coquillages de Polynésie. Tahiti : Papéete Les editions du pacifique, pp. 1–391.
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 121
  • Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
  • Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
  • 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
  • "Virgiconus sanguinolentus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Photos of Conus sanguinolentus on Sealife Collection
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