- Conus milneedwardsi
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Conus milneedwardsi 
Ventral view of a shell of Conus milneedwardsii Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Conoidea Family: Conidae Subfamily: Coninae Genus: Conus Species: C. milneedwardsi Binomial name Conus milneedwardsi
Jousseaume, 1894 [1]Synonyms[2] - Conus clytospira Melvill & Standen, 1899
- Conus eduardi Delsaerdt, 1997
- Conus lemuriensis Wils & Delsaerdt, 1989
- Leptoconus milneedwardsi (Jousseaume, 1894)
Conus milneedwardsi , known to collectors as the "Glory of India", 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 46 mm and 185 mm. This species has a rather thin and slender shell with a smooth surface, an acuminate Spire and an angulate shoulder. The color of the shell is white with two chocolate spiral bands on the body whorl. This body whorl shows a pattern of axial reddish brown reticulated lines forming white triangles or quadrangular markings.
Distribution
This marine species occurs along the African coast from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, to the Red Sea
The subspecies C. m. clytospira Melvill & Standen, 1899 occurs from Pakistan to India and Sri Lanka, C. m. lemuriensis Wils & Delsaerdt, 1989 in the Indian ocean along Réunion and Mauritius.
References
- ^ Jousseaume, F., 1894. Diagnose des Coquilles de Nouveaux Mollusques. Bulletin Société Philomathique de Paris, ser 8 vol. 6: 98 -105
- ^ a b Conus milneedwardsi Jousseaume, 1894. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215532 on 31 July 2011.
- Schmidt, W. & O. Bellec (1994). Findings of some uncommon sea-shells off Madagascar. African Journal of Tropical Hydrobiology and Fisheries 5(1): 63 - 66.
- 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: Leptoconus milneedwardsi milneedwardsi; accessed : 31 July 2011
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Abapertural view
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Apertural view
Categories:- Conus
- Animals described in 1894
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