Conus omaria
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| Apertural view of a shell of Conus omaria | |
| 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. omaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 [1] | |
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Conus omaria 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 shell attains a length of 60 mm. The color of the shell varies from orange-brown to chocolate-color, covered by minute white spots, and overlaid by larger white triangular spots, sometimes forming bands at the shoulder, middle and base. [3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and Tanzania
References
- ↑ Bruguière, J. G., and Hwass, C. H., 1792. Cone. Encyclopédie Méthodique: Histoire Naturelle des Vers, 1: 586 -757
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 July 2011.
- ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 92-93; 1879
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- 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
Gallery
Below are several color forms:
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Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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