Conus suturatus

Conus suturatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus suturatus Reeve, L.A., 1844
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. suturatus
Binomial name
Conus suturatus
Reeve, 1844
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Tesselliconus) suturatus Reeve, 1844 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus hawaiensis Kaicher, 1956 (unavailable name: nomen nudum)
  • Conus suturatus kashiwajimensis Shikama, 1971
  • Conus turbinatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858
  • Lithoconus suturatus (Reeve, 1844)
  • Puncticularis suturatus Gillett, K. & McNeill, F. 1959
  • Tesselliconus suturatus (Reeve, 1844)

Conus suturatus, common name the violet-base 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.

Subspecies

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 43 mm. The color of the shell is yellowish or pink-white, with broad light brown bands. The spire and the base of the shell are sulcate.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Eastern Indian ocean, in the Western pacific ocean and off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).

References

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