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Calamiconus
''Calamiconus'' is a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus ''Conus'', family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. In the new classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015), ''Calamiconus'' has become a subgenus of ''Conus'': ''Conus (Lividiconus)'' (Tucker & Tenorio, 2009) represented as ''Conus'' Thiele, 1929 Distinguishing characteristics The Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy distinguishes ''Calamiconus'' from ''Conus'' in the following ways:Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009), Systematic Classification of Recent and Fossil Conoidean Gastropods, ConchBooks, Hankenheim, Germany, 295 pp. * Genus ''Conus'' ''sensu stricto'' Linnaeus, 1758 :: Shell characters (living and fossil species) :::The basic shell shape is conical to elongated conical, has a deep anal notch on the shoulder, a smooth periostracum and a small operculum. The shoulder of the shell is usually nodulose and the protoconc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conus Garywilsoni
''Conus garywilsoni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. 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 15 mm and 21 mm. Distribution This marine species is endemic to Australia and can be found off the Northwest Cape, Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust .... References * Lorenz, F. and Morrison, H. 2004a. ''A new species of Conidae (Gastropoda: Toxoglossa) from Western Australia: Conus garywilsoni sp. nov.'' La Conchiglia 35(309):43-46, 1 pl. * Tucker J.K. (2009). ''Rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conus
''Conus'' is a genus of venomous and predatory cone snails.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Conus Linnaeus, 1758. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137813 on 2015-11-12 Prior to 2009, it included all cone snail species but is now more precisely defined. Description The thick shell of species in the genus ''Conus'' sensu stricto, is obconic, with the Whorl (mollusc), whorls enrolled upon themselves. The spire is short, smooth or tuberculated. The narrow Aperture (mollusc), aperture is elongated with parallel margins and is truncated at the base. The Operculum (gastropod), operculum is very small relative to the size of the shell. It is corneous, narrowly elongated, with an apical nucleus, and the impression of the Skeletal muscle, muscular attachment varies from one-half to two-thirds of the inner surface. The outer lip shows a slight sutural sinus. Distribution and habitat Species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conus Eximius
''Conus eximius'', common name the exceptional cone or the choice cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. 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 22 mm and 58 mm. The shell is ovately conical and rather solid. The spire is broadly channeled and at the base distantly grooved. The color of the shell is white, with rust-brown flexuous longitudinal flames, and a white central band, with revolving row of spots.George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 32 (described as ''Conus fulgurans'' = nomen dubium) Distribution This marine species occurs from the Bay of Bengal to Papua New Guinea, off the Philippines, Taiwan and Queensland, Australia Australia, officially the Commonw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conus Escondidai
''Conus escondidai'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. 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 the shell varies between 30 mm and 52 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot .... References Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). ''One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails''. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23 External links The ''Conus'' Biodiversity websiteCone Shells – Knights of the Sea* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tucker & Tenorio Cone Snail Taxonomy 2009
The taxonomy of the Conidae, cone snails and their allies as proposed by John K. Tucker and Manuel J. Tenorio in 2009 was a biological classification system for a large group of predatory sea snails. This system was an attempt to make Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic sense of the large and diverse group which contains the family Conidae, the cone snails.Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp., at p. 133 The authors proposed extensive changes to the family Conidae in contrast to the way the group was treated in the Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005), taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005. Bouchet and Rocroi included in the family Conidae several other groups of toxoglossan snails which had previously been placed in the Turridae. For the over 600 recognized species of living cone snails, Tucker and Tenorio's classification system proposed 3 distinct families and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
