Conus fuscolineatus
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus fuscolineatus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1905 | |
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. fuscolineatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus fuscolineatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1905 [1]
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Conus fuscolineatus 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
[edit]The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 40 mm. Its shell is ovate-turbinate, smooth and whitish with narrow, dark, transverse lines. It is ornamented at the apex and painted with large, brown, irregular spots. Its spire is very short and obtuse. The aperture of the shell is moderately wide, and broadly triple-banded inside.[3]
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean from Guinee to Angola, and in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
[edit]- ^ Sowerby (iii), G. B. III, 1905. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 6
- ^ a b Conus fuscolineatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1905. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 July 2011.
- ^ Malacological Society of London; London, Malacological Society of (1904). Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. Vol. 6. London: Dulau.
- Sowerby, G. B., III. 1905. Descriptions of seven new species of marine Mollusca from the collection of the late Admiral Keppel. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 6(5):279–282, figs. 5, 6
- 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. 4 September 2009 Edition
External links
[edit]- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Varioconus fuscolineatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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Conus fuscolineatus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1905
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