Conus imperialis

Conus imperialis
Conus imperialis
Conus imperialis
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. imperialis
Binomial name
Conus imperialis
Linnaeus, 1758 [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus compactus Wils, 1970
  • Conus coronaducalis Röding, 1798
  • Conus dautzenbergi Fenaux, 1942
  • Conus douvillei Fenaux, 1942
  • Conus flavescens Barros e Cunha, 1933
  • Conus fuscatus Born, 1778
  • Conus imperialis compactus Wils, 1970
  • Conus imperialis flavescens Barros e Cunha, 1933
  • Conus imperialis nigrescens Barros e Cunha, 1933
  • Conus nigrescens Barros e Cunha, 1933
  • Conus queketti E. A. Smith, 1906
  • Conus regius Röding, 1798
  • Conus viridulus Lamarck, 1810
  • Cucullus coronaducalis Röding, 1798
  • Cucullus regius Röding, 1798
  • Rhombiconus imperialis imperialis (Linnaeus, C., 1758)
  • Rhombiconus imperialis viridulus (f) Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810

Conus imperialis, common name the imperial 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 40 mm and 110 mm. The color of the shell is yellowish white, with numerous interrupted revolving lines and spots of dark brown and two irregular light brown bands. In the synonym Conus fuscatus, the light brown coloring extends in clouds and irregular markings over the surface, so that the bands can scarcely be defined. [3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and Mauritius; in the entire Pacific Ocean.

References

  1. ^ Linnaeus, C., 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, 10th ed., 1
  2. ^ a b Conus imperialis Linnaeus, 1758.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215501 on 26 July 2011.
  3. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology, vol. VI, p. 9; 1879
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • 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

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