Conus mappa

Conus mappa
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus mappa Lightfoot, J. in Solander, 1786
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. mappa
Binomial name
Conus mappa
Lightfoot, 1786
Synonyms
  • Conus catenatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1879 (renamed Conus desmotus Tomlin, 1937, synonym of Conus mappa granarius Kiener, 1845)
  • Conus cedonulli var. surinamensis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus desmotus Tomlin, 1937 (synonym of Conus mappa granarius Kiener, 1845)
  • Conus mappa Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (synonym of Conus mappa Lightfoot, 1786)
  • Conus sanctaemarthae Vink, 1977 (synonym of Conus mappa granarius Kiener, 1845)
  • Leptoconus mappa (Lightfoot, 1786)
  • Tenorioconus mappa (Lightfoot, 1786)

Conus mappa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

There are two recognized subspecies:

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.

References

  1. ↑ Conus mappa Lightfoot, 1786.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Conus mappa granarius Kiener, 1845.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Conus mappa trinitarius Hwass in Bruguière, 1792.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 September 2011.

Gallery

Below are two subspecies:

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