Conus magnificus

Conus magnificus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus magnificus Reeve, L.A., 1843
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. magnificus
Binomial name
Conus magnificus
Reeve, 1843
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Darioconus) magnificus Reeve, 1843 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Darioconus magnificus (Reeve, 1843)

Conus magnificus, common name the "magnificent cone", is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1]

The subspecies Conus magnificus macilentus Lauer, 1989is a synonym of Conus episcopatus da Motta, 1982

Distribution

This is a marine Indo-Pacific species, excluding Hawaii; also off Australia (Queensland)

Shell description

The size of the shell varies between 55 mm and 92 mm. The shell is intricately marked with a white ground color overlaid with brown to red brown.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus magnificus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215551 on 2015-10-25

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