- Conus encaustus
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Conus encaustus 
Conus encaustus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Conoidea Family: Conidae Subfamily: Coninae Genus: Conus Species: C. encaustus Binomial name Conus encaustus
Kiener, 1845 [1]Synonyms[2] - Conus praetextus Reeve, 1848
- Miliariconus encaustus Kiener, L.C., 1845
Conus encaustus, common name the burnt cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod 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 21.1 mm and 35 mm. The spire is depressed, grooved and coronated with tubercles. The body whorl has distant punctured grooves, more strongly and closely grooved towards the base. The color of the shell is clouded with chocolate- and ash-color, and encircled with numerous chocolate and white spots in lines. The aperture is purplish. [3]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to the Marquesas Islands.
References
- ^ Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2.
- ^ a b Conus encaustus Kiener, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426487 on 19 July 2011.
- ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology, vol. VI, p. 21; 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 1845
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