Conus collisus
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus collisus Reeve, L.A., 1849 | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Subfamily: | Coninae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. collisus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus collisus Reeve, 1849 [1] | |
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Conus collisus, common name the stigmatic 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.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Bengal along South India; the Andaman Sea, Malaysia; the South China Sea, the Pacific Ocean along Indonesia and the Philippines.
References
- ↑ Reeve, L. A., 1849. Monograph of the genus Conus. Conchologia Iconica, i. Conus. Suppl
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Conus collisus Reeve, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 July 2011.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
- Filmer R.M. (2010) A taxonomic review of the Conus boeticus Reeve complex (Gastropoda - Conidae). Visaya 2(6): 21-80. page(s): 39-40
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Conus collisus Reeve, L.A., 1849
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Conus collisus Reeve, L.A., 1849
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Gastropods.com: Phasmoconus collisus; accessed: 17 July 2011
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
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