Conus neptunus

Conus neptunus
Conus neptunus
Apertural view of Conus neptunus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Subfamily: Coninae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. neptunus
Binomial name
Conus neptunus
Reeve, 1843
Synonyms[1]
  • Asprella neptunus (Reeve, 1843)
  • Conus colorovariegatus Kosuge, 1981
  • Conus neptunoides E. A. Smith, 1880
  • Conus neptunus futunaensis Moolenbeek & Röckel, 1996
  • Darioconus neptunoides Smith, E.A., 1880

Conus neptunus, common name the Neptune 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.

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 43 mm and 80 mm. The solid shell is narrow, with a concavely elevated spire and a sharp apex. The body whorl is distantly grooved towards the base. The shell has a flesh color, everywhere veined and clouded with reddish chestnut flexuous lines and spots. The aperture is rosy white. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs along the Philippines, Australia and in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.

References

  1. ^ a b Conus neptunus Reeve, 1843.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428217 on 27 March 2010.
  2. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 72, 1884
  • 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 4th 2009 Edition

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