Conus guinaicus
| Conus guinaicus | |
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| Apertural view of Conus guinaicus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. guinaicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 [1] | |
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Conus guinaicus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk. It is part of the genus Conus, more popularly known as cone snails, cone shells or cones. [2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 22 mm and 60 mm. The inflated shell is rather thin. The spire and lower portion of the body whorl are striate. The color of the shell is chestnut or olivaceous, with usually two bands of irregular white cloudings, and scattered white spots. The aperture has a chocolate color, faintly white-banded in the middle. [3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along Senegal.
Conus guinaicus with a different color and pattern
Gallery
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Conus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
References
- ↑ Bruguière, J. G., and Hwass, C. H., 1792. Cone. Encyclopédie Méthodique: Histoire Naturelle des Vers, 1: 586 -757
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WoRMS (2010). Conus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224280 on 2011-07-25
- ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 65; 1879
- Pin, M.; Tack, K.D.L. (1995). Les cônes du Sénégal. [The Conidae of Senegal]. La Conchiglia 277(Suppl.): 1-55,
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
External links
- http://www.coneshell.net/pages/c_guinaicus.htm
- Gastropods.com: Lautoconus guinaicus; accessed: 25 July 2011
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
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