- Conus figulinus
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Conus figulinus 
Apertural view of a shell of Conus figulinus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Conoidea Family: Conidae Subfamily: Coninae Genus: Conus Species: C. figulinus Binomial name Conus figulinus
Linnaeus, 1758Synonyms[1] - Conus lucirensis Paes Da Franca, 1957
- Conus violascens Barros e Cunha, 1933.
- Dendroconus figulinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Dendroconus loroisii violascens (f) Barros & C.M.I. Cunha, 1933
Conus figulinus, common name the fig cone, is a cone snail, 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.
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 135 mm. The shell has a chestnut color, encircled by numerous, unbroken, narrow chocolate lines. The spire is chocolate-colored. The body whorl is occasionally narrowly light-banded in the middle. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania; in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
- ^ a b Conus figulinus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215469 on 22 July 2011.
- ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 16; 1879
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
External links
Categories:- Conus
- Animals described in 1758
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