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Dauciconus
''Dauciconus'' 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), ''Dauciconus'' has become a subgenus of ''Conus'': ''Conus (Dauciconus)'' Tucker & Tenorio, 2013 represented as ''Conus'' Linnaeus, 1758 Distinguishing characteristics The Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy distinguishes ''Dauciconus'' 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 protoconch is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 only cone snails in the family Conidae. Some previous classifications grouped the cone snails in a subfamily, Coninae. As of March 2015 Conidae contained over 800 recognized species. Working in 18th-century Europe, Carl Linnaeus knew of only 30 species that are still considered valid. The snails within this family are sophisticated predatory animals. They hunt and immobilize prey using a modified radular tooth along with a venom gland containing neurotoxins; the tooth is launched out of the snail's mouth in a harpoon-like action. Because all cone snails are venomous and capable of "stinging" humans, live ones should be handled with great care or preferably not at all. Current taxonomy In the ''Journal of Molluscan Studies'', in 2014, Pui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conus Amphiurgus
''Conus amphiurgus'', common name the ''amphiurgus cone'', is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. Distribution Locus typicus: "Pta. Guanajibo and Pta. Arenas, encompassing the Bahia Bramadero on the West coast of Puerto Rico."Danker Vink, 1984, ''The Conidae of the Western Atlantic: La Conchiglia 16, page 4.'' This species occurs in the tropical Western Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (structure), a thin structure ** Concrete shell, a thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses ** Thin-shell structure Science Biology * Seashell, a hard ou ... length is 54 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conus Anabathrum
''Conus anabathrum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus anabathrum Crosse, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420200 on 2015-04-29 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. There are three subspecies : * ''Conus anabathrum anabathrum'' Crosse, 1865: alternate representation of ''Conus anabathrum'' * ''Conus anabathrum antoni'' Cargile, 2011: synonym of '' Conus burryae'' Clench, 1942 * ''Сonus anabathrum tranthami'' Petuch, 1998: synonym of ''Gradiconus anabathrum tranthami'' (Petuch, 1998) accepted as '' Conus burryae'' Clench, 1942 Distribution This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico Description The maximum recorded shell lengt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conus
''Conus'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, or cone snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.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, cone snail species had all traditionally been grouped into the single genus ''Conus''. However, ''Conus'' is now more precisely defined, and there are several other accepted genera of cone snails. For a list of the currently accepted genera, see Conidae. Description The thick shell of species in the genus ''Conus'' sensu stricto, is obconic, with the whorls enrolled upon themselves. The spire is short, smooth or tuberculated. The narrow aperture is elongated with parallel margins and is truncated at the base. The operculum is very small relative to the size of the shell. It is corneous, narrowly elongated, with an apical nucleus, and the impressi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conus Belizeanus
''Conus belizeanus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus belizeanus (Petuch & Sargent, 2011). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724931 on 2015-04-27Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (2011) New species of Conidae and Conilithidae (Gastropoda) from the tropical Americas and Philippines. With notes on some poorly-known Floridian species. Visaya 3(3): 37-58. (August 2011) 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. Description The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 17 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conus Abrolhosensis
''Conus abrolhosensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus abrolhosensis Petuch, 1987. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429226 on 2015-06-24 These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans. Description Original description: "Shell small for genus, biconic in shape, spire elevated; body whorl shiny, polished, sculptured with numerous raised spiral cords; spiral cords become stronger at anterior end; shoulder sharp-angled, carinated; carina coronated on spire, with coronations becoming less developed and obsolete on final half of the body whorl; aperture narrow, shell color variable, ranging from orange (holotype) to white and blue-purple; holotype with scattered white patches around mid-body and anterior tip; spire whorls of holotype dark orange w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conus Bayeri
''Conus bayeri'' 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 marine snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. Description Original description: "Shell small for genus, slender with low spire; body whorl smooth, with 10 incised sulci around anterior tip; shoulder sharp-angled, carinated; spire whorls slightly canaliculate; 2 small spiral sulci on body whorl just below shoulder carina; shell color white with 6 wide spiral bands made up of small, pale yellow-tan vertical lines; clear band around mid-body; anterior tip white; spiral whorls with scattered pale yellow-tan flammules; interior of aperture white; early whorls with beaded carina." The maximum recorded shell length is 16 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conus Aureonimbosus
''Conus aureonimbosus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus aureonimbosus Petuch, 1987. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420204 on 2015-06-09 These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. Description Original description: "Shell thin, fragile, slender and elongated; body whorl highly polished; numerous fine spiral cords around anterior end; shoulder sharp, obsoletely coronated with low undulations and rounded bumps; spire low; protoconch needle-like, protracted, projecting above spire; shell color pale cream-yellow overlaid with large amorphous, flammules of bright golden-yellow; mid-body with white band containing rows of pale tan dots and dashes; spire whorls white with dark orange an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conus Arangoi
''Conus arangoi'' 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. Distribution This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (structure), a thin structure ** Concrete shell, a thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses ** Thin-shell structure Science Biology * Seashell, a hard ou ... length is 45.5 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". '' PLoS ONE'' 5(1): e8776. . Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 10 m. Maximum recorded depth is 30 m. References * Sarasúa, H. 1977. ''Dos nuevas formas Cubanas del género Conus (M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conus Alainallaryi
''Conus alainallaryi'' 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 42 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the caribbean Sea off Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car .... References * Bozzetti, L. and Monnier, E. 2009. ''Conus alainallaryi (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae) a new species from Colombia''. Malacologia Mostra Mondia 65:5–6 Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). ''One, four or 100 genera? ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tucker & Tenorio Cone Snail Taxonomy 2009
The taxonomy of the 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 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 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 82 genera. The authors discussed in detail 89 genera and five families in total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 absence of a visible shell. Definition Determining whether some gastropods should be called sea snails is not always easy. Some species that live in brackish water (such as certain neritids) can be listed as either freshwater snails or marine snails, and some species that live at or just above the high tide level (for example species in the genus '' Truncatella'') are sometimes considered to be sea snails and sometimes listed as land snails. Anatomy Sea snails are a very large group of animals and a very diverse one. Most snails that live in salt water respire using a gill or gills; a few species, though, have a lung, are intertidal, and are active only at low tide when they can move around in the air. These air-breathing species includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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