Conus unifasciatus

Conus unifasciatus

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus unifasciatus Kiener, L.C., 1845

Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. unifasciatus
Binomial name
*Conus unifasciatus* Kiener, 1845
Synonyms^[1]
Conus (Lautoconus) unifasciatus Kiener, 1850 · accepted, alternate representation Lautoconus unifasciatus (Kiener, 1850)

Conus unifasciatus 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 22 mm and 37 mm. The shell has the general form of [[Californiconus californicus]]. Its color is chocolate, with a rather broad yellowish brown band just below the shoulder.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa and Senegal.

References

1 2 Conus unifasciatus Kiener, 1845. 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

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

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