Conus zeylanicus
| Conus zeylanicus | |
|---|---|
| File:Conus zeylanicus 1.jpg | |
| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus zeylanicus Gmelin, J.F., 1791 | |
| File:Conus zeylanicus 2.jpg | |
Scientific classification  |
|
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: |
C. zeylanicus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Conus zeylanicus Petuch, 1987
|
|
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
|
Conus zeylanicus, common name the obese cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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 27 mm and 78 mm. The shell is obsolete!y coronated with tubercles. The stout body whorl is somewhat convex. The ground color of the shell is white or very pale yellow or bluish, faintly clouded, with numerous small chestnut or chocolate spots and short lines, often forming dark clouds, so placed as to make interrupted, revolving bands. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean (Tanzania, Mascarene Islands) and eastwards as far as Indonesia.
References
- Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. 159 pp
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
-
Conus zeylanicus 3.jpg
Conus zeylanicus Gmelin, J.F., 1791
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to [[commons:Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 506: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 506: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).]]. |
