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Conus cinereus

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Conus cinereus
Apertural view of Conus cinereus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. cinereus
Binomial name
Conus cinereus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 [2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) cinereus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus bernardii Kiener, 1845
  • Conus caerulescens Lamarck, 1810
  • Conus exaratus Reeve, 1844
  • Conus gabrielii Kiener, 1845
  • Conus gubba Kiener, 1845 (original description)
  • Conus nisus Dillwyn, 1817
  • Conus politus Weinkauff, 1875
  • Cucullus cinereus Röding, 1798
  • Cucullus clavatus Röding, 1798
  • Graphiconus cinereus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
  • Phasmoconus cinereus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

Conus cinereus, common name the sunburnt cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[3]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

The species Conus cinereus Schröter, 1803 is a nomen dubium.

Conus cinereus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 57 mm. The shell is cylindrically ovate, with a moderate, smooth spire. The body whorl is encircled below by distant grooves. The shell is clouded with olivaceous, ashy blue and chestnut-brown, with revolving lines articulated of chestnut and white spots. The brown-stained aperture is wider at its base than at its shoulder. Conus bernardii is a color variant. The color of its shell is fulvous chestnut, with a few scattered white spots and chestnut revolving lines.[4]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean from Japan to Indonesia.

References

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  1. ^ Duda, T. (2013). "Conus cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192708A2146380. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192708A2146380.en. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ^ Bruguière, J. G., and Hwass, C. H., 1792. Cone. Encyclopédie Méthodique: Histoire Naturelle des Vers, 1: 586 -757
  3. ^ a b Conus cinereus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 July 2011.
  4. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 58; 1879
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