Conus compressus

Conus compressus

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus compressus Sowerby, G.B. II, 1866

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. compressus
Binomial name
*Conus compressus* G. B. Sowerby II, 1866
Synonyms^[1]
Conus (Floraconus) compressus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 · accepted, alternate representation Conus anemone compressus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 Conus atractus Tomlin, 1937 Conus fusiformis Lamarck, 1810 (Invalid: junior homonym of Conus fusiformis Fischer von Waldheim, 1807; C. atractus is a replacement name)

Conus compressus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]^[2]

The database WoRMS lists this species only tentatively, as it may be a synonym for a northern form of Conus anemone. As there are conservation implications, a precautionary approach should be taken, and C. compressus is here tentatively listed as a valid species. The real C. compressus has a distribution restricted from Geraldton to Shark Bay, but in recent years the name has been mistakenly applied to a tall-spired form of anemone from South Australia.

Like all cone snail species, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Conus compressus Sowerby, G.B. II, 1866

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 67 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southern Australia.

References

1 2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus compressus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429368 on 2012-01-21
↑ Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.

Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1810. Suite des espèces du genre Cône. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 15: 263-286, 422-442
Sowerby, G.B. 1866. Monograph of the genus Conus. pp. 328-329 in Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby, G.B. Vol. 3.
Tomlin, J.R. le B. 1937. Catalogue of Recent and Fossil Cones. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 22: 205-333
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

External identifiers for Conus compressus
WoRMS	429368

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