Conus colombianus
| Conus colombianus | |
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| Shell and protoconch of Conus colombianus (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. colombianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus colombianus Petuch, 1987
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus colombianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
[edit]Original description: "Shell small for genus, stocky, broad across shoulder; spire low, flattened; shoulder sharp-angled; body whorl smooth, with 10 small spiral cords around the anterior end; spire with 4 spiral threads; shell pale yellow with 4 closely-spaced brown lines around body whorl just below (anterior of) mid-body; brown flammules and white blotches run through 4 lines and extend over anterior tip; body whorl above (posterior of) mid-body line without markings or pattern; spire marked with large, evenly-spaced orange-tan flammules; spire flammules extend onto sharp edge of shoulder, giving shoulder checkered appearance; interior of aperture white."[2]
The size of the shell varies between 22.5 mm and 57 mm.
Distribution
[edit]Locus typicus: "Off Islas del Rosario, Colombia."[3]
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus colombianus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430005 on 2015-08-31
- ^ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 114. Publ: CERF
- ^ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 114. Publ: CERF
- Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas. 114, plate 17, figure 11-12.
- Petuch E. (2013) Biogeography and biodiversity of western Atlantic mollusks. CRC Press. 252 pp.
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
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