Conus telatus

Conus telatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. telatus
Binomial name
	Conus telatus; Reeve, 1848
Synonyms
	Conus (Cylinder) telatus Reeve, 1848 · accepted, alternate representation; Cylinder telatus (Reeve, 1848); Cylindrus telatus (Reeve, 1848);

Conus telatus, common name the Philippine cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

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 the shell varies between 45 mm and 100 mm. Its appearance is almost similar to Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758 but the triangular reticulations are much finer than in the type. The usual three bands are each divided into two, with narrow intervening spaces.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Southern Philippines.

References

^ ^a ^b Conus telatus Reeve, 1848. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences (described as Conus textile var. telatus)

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