Conus pagodus

Conus pagodus
Apertural view of Conus pagodus
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. pagodus
Binomial name
Conus pagodus Kiener, 1845 [1]
Synonyms
Conasprella pagoda "Chenu, J.C." Kiener, L.C., 1845 Conus cancellatus Hirase, S., 1934

Conus pagodus, common name the pagoda 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 26 mm and 50 mm. The shell is pear-shaped, broad and angulated at the shoulder, contracted towards the base. The body whorl is closely sulcate throughout, with the sulci striate. The intervening ridges are rounded. The spire is carinate, concavely elevated, with an acute and striate apex. The color of the shell is whitish, obscurely doubly banded with clouds of light chestnut, and the spire maculated with the same. ^[3]

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan, Vietnam, Philippines, New Caledonia.

References

1. ^ Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2.
2. ^ Conus pagodus Kiener, 1845.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428229 on 4 August 2011.
3. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 74-75; 1884

• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
• Tenorio M.J., Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2007) New Indo-Pacific Conidae with taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Conus recluzianus. Visaya 2(2): 78-90
• Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Gastropods.com: Conasprella pagoda; accessed: 4 August 2011