Conus locumtenens

Conus locumtenens
	Apertural view of Conus locumtenens
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. locumtenens
Binomial name
	Conus locumtenens; Blumenbach, 1791
Synonyms
	Conus (Leptoconus) locumtenens Blumenbach, 1791 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus acuminatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792; Conus coxianus G. B. Sowerby III, 1895; Conus insignis G. B. Sowerby II, 1833; Conus multicatenatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1865; Conus schech Weinkauff, 1873; Conus substitutus Link, 1807; Conus viaderi Fenaux, 1942; Conus vicarius Röding, 1798; Cucullus vicarius Röding, 1798; Leptoconus locumtenens (Blumenbach, 1791);

Conus locumtenens, common name the vice admiral 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.

Subspecies

Conus locumtenens assilorenzoi (Cossignani & Assi, 2016)
Conus locumtenens biggii (Cossignani & Assi, 2016)
Conus locumtenens linae (Cossignani & Assi, 2016)
Conus locumtenens locumtenens Blumenbach, 1791

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 66 mm. The spire is channeled and concavely elevated. The color of the shell is yellowish or pink-white, with a network of chestnut or chocolate. It is sometimes indistinctly banded, with lines of spots on the bands. The aperture is generally rose-tinted.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.

References

^ Blumenbach, J. F., 1791. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte, 4th ed
^ ^a ^b Conus locumtenens Blumenbach, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 July 2011.
^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 31 (described as Conus acuminatus)

Sowerby, G. B., III. 1895. Descriptions of nine new species of shells. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 1(5):214–217, pl. 13.
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 4, 2009 Edition
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 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