''Conus recluzianus'', common name the Récluz cone, is a species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Conidae
Conidae, with the current common name of "cone snails", is a taxonomic family (previously subfamily) of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Conoidea.
The 2014 classification of the superfamily Conoidea, groups onl ...
, the
cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily, circular) to a point called the apex or vertex.
A cone is formed by a set of line segments, half-lines, or lines co ...
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.
Subspecies
* ''Conus recluzianus recluzianus''
Bernardi, 1853
* ''Conus recluzianus simanoki''
Tenorio, Poppe & Tagaro, 2007
Description
The size of the shell varies between 45 mm and 100 mm. The color of the shell is yellowish white, with irregular broad yellowish brown bands and spots.
G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan
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and Australia ( Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia]
References
* Bernardi, M. 1853. ''Description de coquilles nouvelles (Conus et Marginella)''. Journal de Conchyliologie 4: 148–150
* Garrard, T.A. 1966. ''New species of Mollusca from Eastern Australia (Part 2) with notes on some known species.'' Journal of Malacological Society of Australia 10: 3–12
* Wilson, B. 1994. ''Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods.'' Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
* Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. ''Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region''. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
* Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) ''Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods''. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
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
Gallery
Conus recluzianus simanoki
File:Conus recluzianus simanoki 1.jpg, ''Conus recluzianus simanoki'' Tenorio, M.J., G.T. Poppe & S. Tagaro, 2007
File:Conus recluzianus simanoki 2.jpg, ''Conus recluzianus simanoki'' Tenorio, M.J., G.T. Poppe & S. Tagaro, 2007
External links
The ''Conus'' Biodiversity website
Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
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Holotype in MNHN, Parsi
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Conus, recluzianus
Gastropods described in 1853