Conus elokismenos

Conus elokismenos
Conus elokismenos
Apertural view of a shell of Conus elokismenos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Subfamily: Coninae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. elokismenos
Binomial name
Conus elokismenos
Kilburn, 1975 [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Bathyconus orbignyi elokismenos Kilburn, 1975
  • Conus orbignyi elokismenos Kilburn, 1975

Conus elokismenos is a species of sea snail, a marinegastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[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 68 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific along Madagascar and KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.

References

  1. ^ Kilburn, R. N., 1975. Substitute name for Conus orbignyi aratus Kilburn, nom preocc.. The Nautilus: A Quarterly Devoted to Malacology, 89 (2 )
  2. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus elokismenos Kilburn, 1975. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574504 on 2011-07-19
  • 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
  • Puillandre N., Meyer C.P., Bouchet P. & Olivera B.M. (2011) Genetic divergence and geographic variation in the deep-water Conus orbignyi complex (Mollusca: Conoidea). Zoologica Scripta 40(4): 350-363.

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