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Conus neptunus 
Apertural view of Conus neptunus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Conoidea Family: Conidae Subfamily: Coninae Genus: Conus Species: C. neptunus Binomial name Conus neptunus
Reeve, 1843Synonyms[1] - Asprella neptunus (Reeve, 1843)
- Conus colorovariegatus Kosuge, 1981
- Conus neptunoides E. A. Smith, 1880
- Conus neptunus futunaensis Moolenbeek & Röckel, 1996
- Darioconus neptunoides Smith, E.A., 1880
Conus neptunus, common name the Neptune cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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 43 mm and 80 mm. The solid shell is narrow, with a concavely elevated spire and a sharp apex. The body whorl is distantly grooved towards the base. The shell has a flesh color, everywhere veined and clouded with reddish chestnut flexuous lines and spots. The aperture is rosy white. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs along the Philippines, Australia and in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.
References
- ^ a b Conus neptunus Reeve, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428217 on 27 March 2010.
- ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 72, 1884
- 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 1843
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