Conus spurius
Species of sea snail
Conus spurius
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Lindaconus spurius
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Fossil, Pliocene
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Mollusca
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Class:
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Gastropoda
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Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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Order:
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Neogastropoda
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Superfamily:
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Conoidea
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Family:
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Conidae
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Genus:
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Conus
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Species:
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C. spurius
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Binomial name
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Conus spurius
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Synonyms[1]
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- Conus (Lindaconus) spurius Gmelin, 1791 · accepted, alternate representation
- Conus (Spuriconus) spurius Gmelin, 1791
- Conus leoninus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus spurius [Lightfoot], 1786)
- Conus ochraceus Lamarck, 1810
- Conus paulina Kiener, 1850
- Conus proteus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
- Conus spurius arubaensis Nowell-Usticke, 1968
- Conus spurius atlanticus Clench, 1942
- Conus weinkauffii Löbbecke, 1882
- Cucullus ferugineus Röding, 1798
- Cucullus flammeus Röding, 1798
- Cucullus gualterianus Röding, 1798
- Cucullus leoninus Röding, 1798
- Cucullus syriacus Röding, 1798
- Lindaconus spurius (Gmelin, 1791)
- Spuriconus spurius (Gmelin, 1791)
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Conus spurius, common name the alphabet 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.
- Subspecies
- Conus spurius aureofasciatus Rehder & Abbott, 1951(synonym: Lindaconus spurius aureofasciatus (Rehder & Abbott, 1951))
- Conus spurius baylei Jousseaume, 1872 (synonyms: Conus baylei Jousseaume, 1872; Lindaconus spurius baylei (Jousseaume, 1872) )
- Conus spurius lorenzianus Dillwyn, 1817 (synonyms: Conus flammeus Lamarck, 1810 (invalid: junior secondary homonym of Cucullus flammeus Röding, 1798; C. phlogopus is a replacement name); Conus lorenzianus Dillwyn, 1817; Conus phlogopus Tomlin, 1937; Conus undatus Kiener, 1847; Lindaconus spurius lorenzianus (Dillwyn, 1817))
- Conus spurius spurius Gmelin, 1791 (synonym: Lindaconus spurius spurius (Gmelin, 1791))
Distribution
This marine species occurs from East Florida to Venezuela; also off the West Indies.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 80 mm.[2]
The shell is white, with revolving series of spots and irregular or cloud-like markings of orange, chestnut or chocolate, often forming interrupted bands. The base of the shell is grooved. The spire shows a single broad sulcus.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 64 m.[2]
References
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
- 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 spurius Gmelin, J.F., 1791
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Conus spurius Gmelin, J.F., 1791
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Conus spurius Gmelin, J.F., 1791
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