Conus lemniscatus

Conus lemniscatus
Apertural view of Conus lemniscatus
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. lemniscatus
Binomial name
Conus lemniscatus Reeve, 1849 [1]
Synonyms[2]
Conus carcellesi Martins, 1945 Conus clenchi Martins, 1945 Conus sagittatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1865 Conus sagittiferus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 Conus tostesi Petuch, 1986 Lamniconus lemniscatus (Reeve, 1849) Leptoconus xanthocinctus Petuch, E.J., 1980

Conus lemniscatus, common name the ribbon 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.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 65 mm. The shell shows slightly contracted sides. The spire is acuminated with strong growth lines. The body whorl is delicately ridged throughout. The color of the shell is whitish, maculated with chestnut, and with every alternate ridge chestnut-spotted. ^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and in the Western Atlantic Ocean along Brazil and Argentina.

References

1. ^ Reeve, L. A., 1849. Monograph of the genus Conus. Conchologia Iconica, i. Conus. Suppl..
2. ^ ^{a b} Conus lemniscatus Reeve, 1849.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428177 on 27 July 2011.
3. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 36; 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
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Gastropods.com: Lamniconus lemniscatus lemniscatus; accessed: 27 July 2011