Conus irregularis
| Conus irregularis | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus irregularis Sowerby, G.B. II, 1858 | |
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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. irregularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus irregularis G. B. Sowerby II, 1858 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus irregularis Sowerby, G.B. II, 1858, showing variation in the species.
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus irregularis Sowerby, G.B. II, 1858, showing variation in the species.
Conus irregularis, common name the irregular 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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 35 mm. The top-shaped shell has a bluish ash color, tinged with chestnut at the extremities, with two white lines, one at the rounded shoulder, the other near the middle, overlaid, when perfectly developed, with white zigzag markings. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.
References
- 1 2 Conus irregularis G. B. Sowerby II, 1858. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences (described as Conus olivaceus var. irregularis)
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
- 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: Africonus irregularis
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