Conus iodostoma
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus iodostoma Reeve, L.A., 1843 | |
| 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. iodostoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus iodostoma Reeve, 1843 [1]  Conus iodostoma Reeve, L.A., 1843  Apertural view of Conus iodostoma | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conus iodostoma, common name the violet-mouth 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 25 mm and 47 mm. The shell is thin, narrow and somewhat inflated. The spire is finely grooved. The apex is sharp. The body whorl is striate towards the base. The color of the shell is violet-white, clouded with chestnut, with revolving lines of chestnut spots. [3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Mozambique.
References
- ↑ Reeve, L. A., 1843. Monograph of the genus Conus. Conchologia Iconica, i: figures and descriptions of the shells of molluscs; with remarks on their affinities, synonymy, and geographical distribution, 1. Conus.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Conus iodostoma Reeve, 1843. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 2011.
- ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 60; 1879
- Kiener L.C. 1844-1850. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (Conus, Lam.), pp. 1-379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1-48 (1846); 49-160 (1847); 161-192 (1848); 193-240 (1849); 241-[379(assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2-3, 5, 7-32, 34-36, 38, 40-50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51-52, 54-56, 57-68, 74-77 (1846); 1, 69-73, 78-103 (1847); 104-106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108-111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière]
- 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.
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Gastropods.com: Asprella iodostoma; accessed: 26 July 2011
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
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