Conus crocatus
| Conus crocatus | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus crocatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. crocatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1810 | |
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Conus crocatus, common name the saffron cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
There are three subspecies :
- Conus crocatus crocatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810: alternate representation of Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1810
- Conus crocatus magister Doiteau, C., 1981 Accessed through: WoRMS: synonym of Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1810
- Conus crocatus thailandis Motta, A.J. da, 1978Accessed through: WoRMS
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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 21 mm and 82 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Western Pacific; off Western Thailand; In the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Mauritius
References
- 1 2 Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 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
Gallery
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Conus crocatus thailandis Motta, A.J. da, 1978
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Conus crocatus thailandis Motta, A.J. da, 1978
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Darioconus crocatus crocatus
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