Conus ochroleucus
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| Apertural view of a shell of Conus ochroleucus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. ochroleucus
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| Conus ochroleucus | |
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Conus ochroleucus, common name the prefect 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.
- Subspecies
- Conus ochroleucus ochroleucus Gmelin, 1791
- Conus ochroleucus tmetus Tomlin, 1937 (synonyms : Asprella ochroleuca tmetus (Tomlin, J.R. le B., 1937); Conus pilkeyi Petuch, 1974; Conus sulciferus A. Adams, 1855; Phasmoconus pilkeyi Petuch, E.J., 1974)
Description[edit]
The size of an adult shell varies between 40mm and 88mm. The shell is long and narrow, distantly grooved towards the base. Its color is yellowish brown, variously shaded, with a rather indistinct median lighter band. The white aperture is somewhat wider anteriorly. The striate and acuminate spire is maculated with yellowish brown and white.[3]
Distribution[edit]
This species is found in the Pacific Ocean off Taiwan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Fiji; in the Indian Ocean off India.
Gallery[edit]
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Conus ochroleucus Gmelin, J.F., 1791 -
Conus ochroleucus Gmelin, J.F., 1791 -
Apertural view of Conus ochroleucus tmetus
References[edit]
- ^ Gmelin, J. F., 1791. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, 13th ed. Vol. 1
- ^ a b Conus ochroleucus Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 August 2011.
- ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 60
- Bruguière, 1792 Histoire naturelle des vers. In: Encyclopédie méthodique, vol. 1(2), p. 345–758
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218
- 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[edit]
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Graphiconus ochroleucus tmetus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- "Graphiconus ochroleucus ochroleucus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- Holotype in MNHN, Paris