Conus fergusoni
Conus fergusoni | |
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Apertural view of shell of Conus fergusoni G.B.Sowerby III, 1873, with operculum, measuring 65.3 mm in height, collected at low tide at Venudo Island, in Panama. | |
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. fergusoni |
Binomial name | |
Conus fergusoni G. B. Sowerby III, 1873 [1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Conus fergusoni, common name the Ferguson's 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 60 mm and 150 mm. The heavy shell has a slightly channeled spire. The white shell is lightly striolate transversely and is covered under a brown epidermis.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Galapagos Islands and the from the Sea of Cortez to Peru.
References
- ↑ Sowerby (iii), G. B. III, 1873. Descriptions of five new Cones. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 145 -146
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Conus fergusoni G. B. Sowerby II, 1873. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 July 2011.
- ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 15; 1879
- 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. 4 September 2009 Edition
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Gastropods.com: Pyruconus fergusoni; accessed: 21 July 2011
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
Gallery
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Conus fergusoni Sowerby, G.B. III, 1873
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Conus fergusoni Sowerby, G.B. III, 1873
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Conus fergusoni Sowerby, G.B. III, 1873
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