- Conus augur
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Conus augur 
Apertural view of Conus augur Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Superfamily: Conoidea (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaFamily: Conidae Subfamily: Coninae Genus: Conus Species: Conus augur Binomial name Conus augur
sensu Lightfoot, 1786 [1]Synonyms[2] - Conus augur Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792
- Conus magus Röding, 1798
- Conus punctatus Gmelin, 1791
- Cucullus pulverulentus Röding, 1798
- Vituliconus augur (Lightfoot, J., 1786)
Conus augur, common name the auger cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]
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 45 mm and 76 mm. The creamy white shell is encircled by close rows of very small chestnut dots, with two bands of irregular brown markings, one above, the other below the middle of the body whorl. The spire is maculated with brown. [3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean along the Aldabra Atoll and Madagascar; and in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.
References
- ^ Lightfoot, J., 1786. A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, Lately the Property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland, Deceased; Which will be sold by Auction.
- ^ a b Conus augur sensu Lightfoot, 1786 . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428935 on 12 July 2011.
- ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology, vol. VI, p. 51; 1879]
- 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
External links
Categories:- Conus
- Animals described in 1786
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