Conus sanguinolentus
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sanguinolentus Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P., 1834 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. sanguinolentus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
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Conus sanguinolentus, common name the blood-stained cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description[edit]
The size of the shell varies between 22 mm and 65 mm. The shell has a pinkish white color. it is rather narrow with continuous but almost obsolete, longitudinal striae with chestnut.[3]
Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off South Africa, Aldabra and the Mascarene Islands; off Indo-China, Indo-Malaysia; in the Western Pacific and off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).
References[edit]
- ^ Duda, T. (2013). "Conus sanguinolentus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192296A2067258. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192296A2067258.en. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ a b Conus sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834. 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
- Quoy, J.R. & Gaimard, J.P. 1834. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826-1829. Paris : J. Tastu Zoologie Vol. 3 366 pp.
- Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian Shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp.
- Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. Coquillages de Polynésie. Tahiti : Papéete Les editions du pacifique, pp. 1–391.
- Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 121
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
- Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 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
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus sanguinolentus.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Virgiconus sanguinolentus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Photos of Conus sanguinolentus on Sealife Collection