Conus patricius

Conus patricius
	Apertural view of shell of Conus patricius Hinds, 1843
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. patricius
Binomial name
	Conus patricius; Hinds, 1843
Synonyms
	Conus (Pyruconus) patricius Hinds, 1843 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus pyriformis Reeve, 1843; Pyruconus patricius (Hinds, 1843);

Conus patricius, common name the patrician 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.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 120 mm. The shell has a light flesh-color. The spire is gently acuminate. The earlier whorls are tuberculated. The body whorl is pyriform. The outline is concave below, with revolving striae towards the base.^[3]

Distribution

This species is found in the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California, Western Mexico, to Ecuador and off the Galápagos Islands.

References

^ Hinds, R. B., 1843. Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Captain Sir Edward Belcher. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11: 255 -257
^ ^a ^b Conus patricius Hinds, 1843. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 August 2011.
^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 17; 1884 (described as Conus pyriformis)

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
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

Gallery

Conus patricius Hinds, R.B., 1843
Conus patricius Hinds, R.B., 1843

External links

The Conus Biodiversity website
"Pyruconus patricius". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea

[1] Hinds, R. B., 1843. Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Captain Sir Edward Belcher. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11: 255 -257

[WoRMS-2] Conus patricius Hinds, 1843. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 August 2011.

[3] George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 17; 1884 (described as Conus pyriformis)

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