Conus corallinus

Conus corallinus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus corallinus Kiener, L.C., 1845
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. corallinus
Binomial name
Conus corallinus Kiener, 1845
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Splinoconus) corallinus Kiener, 1847 · accepted, alternate representation Isoconus corallinus (Kiener, 1847) Leporiconus corallinus (Kiener, 1847)

Conus corallinus 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 corallinus Kiener, L.C., 1845

Description

The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 37.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Okinawa, Japan and New Caledonia.

References

1. Conus corallinus Kiener, 1845.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

• Kiener L.C. 1844-1850. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (Conus, Lam.), pp. 1-379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1-48 (1846); 49-160 (1847); 161-192 (1848); 193-240 (1849); 241-[379(assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2-3, 5, 7-32, 34-36, 38, 40-50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51-52, 54-56, 57-68, 74-77 (1846); 1, 69-73, 78-103 (1847); 104-106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108-111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière]
• 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
• Gastropods.com: Leporiconus corallinus