- Conus lynceus
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Conus lynceus 
Apertural view of Conus lynceus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Conoidea Family: Conidae Genus: Conus Species: C. lynceus Binomial name Conus lynceus
Sowerby II, 1858 [1]Synonyms[2] - Asprella lyncea (G.B. Sowerby II, 1858)
- Asprella phuketensis Motta, A.J. da, 1978
- Conus cavailloni Fenaux, 1942
- Conus phuketensis da Motta, 1978
Conus lynceus, common name the lynceus cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.
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Description
Conantokin-L is a toxin derived from the vemon of Conus lynceus.
Distribution
This is an Indo-Pacific species. along Taiwan, the Philippines, Java, Solomon Islands, Queensland, Australia
Shell description
The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 89 mm. The shell is somewhat swollen, distantly sulcate below, otherwise smooth. The shell is white with encircled by chestnut spots, clouds, and oblique and triangular markings. It has a very pointed, maculated spire. [3]
References
- ^ Sowerby (II), G. B. Jr., 1857. Thesaurus Conchyliorum or Monographs of the Genera of Shells, 3.
- ^ Conus lynceus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428196 on 28 July 2011.
- ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 56; 1879 (described as Conus nisus Chemn.)
- 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
Categories:- Conus
- Animals described in 1858
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