Conus bengalensis

Conus bengalensis
	Shell of Conus bengalensis (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. bengalensis
Binomial name
	Conus bengalensis; (Okutani, 1968)
Synonyms
	Conus (Cylinder) bengalensis Okutani, 1968 · accepted, alternate representation; Cylinder bengalensis (Okutani, 1968) (synonym: Conus (Cylinder) bengalensis robustus Tove, 2023); Darioconus bengalensis Okutani, 1968 (original description);

Conus bengalensis, common name the Bengal 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.

Subspecies

Conus bengalensis bengalensis (Okutani, 1968)
Conus bengalensis robustus Tove, 2023
Conus bengalensis sumbawaensis (Verbinnen, 2022): synonym of Conus sumbawaensis (Verbinnen, 2022) (superseded rank)

Description[edit]

The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 148 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off the Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Sea, Burma and Thailand

References[edit]

^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus bengalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192738A2153075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192738A2153075.en. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b Conus bengalensis (Okutani, 1968). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

MacDonald & Co (1979). The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. (1995). A Manual of Living Conidae. Verlag Christa. Wiesbaden : Hemmen. 358 pp.
Tove, M. (2023). Reassessment of the Indo-Pacific “Glory Cones”. Gloria Maris. 61(3): 135-143

External links[edit]

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

Conus bengalensis (Okutani, T.A., 1968)
Conus bengalensis (Okutani, T.A., 1968)

External links[edit]

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Cylinder bengalensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[iucn_status_22_April_2024-1] Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus bengalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192738A2153075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192738A2153075.en. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

[WoRMS-2] Conus bengalensis (Okutani, 1968). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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