Conus bayani

Conus bayani
Apertural view of a shell of Conus bayani
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. bayani
Binomial name
Conus bayani Jousseaume, 1872
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Splinoconus) bayani Jousseaume, 1872 accepted, alternate representation Stellaconus bayani Jousseaume, 1872

Conus bayani, common name the Bayan's 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 45 mm and 70 mm. The white shell has longitudinal streaks and clouds of light chestnut, forming two interrupted broad bands, upon which are vestiges of a few narrow revolving lines of chocolate.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Western Indian Ocean.

References

1. Raybaudi-Massilia, G. (2013). "Conus bayani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192581A2120574. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192581A2120574.en. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
2. Conus bayani Jousseaume, 1872. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 July 2011.
3. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p.35; 1879

• Jousseaume, F., 1872. Description de 3 espèces nouvelles de mollusques (deux cônes et une marginelle). Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée 23(2): 198–211, 1pl
• Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J., 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific region. Hemmen: 517 pp
• 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

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  Conus bayani Jousseaume, F.P., 1872
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  Conus bayani Jousseaume, F.P., 1872
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  Conus bayani Jousseaume, F.P., 1872

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Stellaconus bayani". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• Syntype in MNHN, Paris