:Conus nodulosus
{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}
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| taxon = Conus nodulosus
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| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus nodulosus Sowerby, G.B. II, 1864
| authority = G. B. Sowerby II, 1864
| synonyms =
- Conus (Cylinder) nodulosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1864 · accepted, alternate representation
- Cylinder nodulosus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1864)
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Conus nodulosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|428221|Conus nodulosus G. B. Sowerby III, 1864||28 March 2010}}
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 35 mm and 51 mm. The shell has an elevated, channeled spire. Its color is yellowish, delicately and openly reticulated with chestnut. The aperture is roseate.[https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.
Taxonomy
Conus nodulosus has often been treated as a geographical variant or subspecies of Conus victoriae. They have a disjunct distribution, the latter occurring from Exmouth to the Western Australia / Northern Territory border, whereas nodulosus has a distribution restricted from Geraldton to Kalbarri and the Abrolhos. For conservation implications, the two are here listed as distinct.
References
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- Sowerby, G.B. 1864. Descriptions of three new shells. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 1864: 3 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.
- 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.
- [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02189p218f.pdf Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218]
- [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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
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- [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The Conus Biodiversity website]
- [http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=5|id=4925|title=Cylinder victoriae nodulosus|access-date=16 January 2019}}
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