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Conus typhon

{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}

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| taxon = Conus typhon

| image =Conus typhoon 1.jpg

| image2 =Conus typhoon 2.jpg

| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus typhoon Kilburn, R.N., 1975

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| authority = Kilburn, 1975

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| synonyms =

  • Conus (Splinoconus) typhon Kilburn, 1975 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Kioconus typhon (Kilburn, 1975)

| display_parents = 3

}}

Conus typhon, common name the typhon cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|428996|Conus typhon Kilburn, 1975||27 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 28 mm and 91 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Port Elizabeth area in South Africa to the coast of East Africa.{{Cite web |title=iSpecies |url=https://ispecies.org/?q=Conus+typhon |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=ispecies.org}}

References

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  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
  • {{cite journal|doi=10.1093/mollus/eyu055 |last1=Puillandre|first1=N.|last2=Duda|first2=T.F.|last3=Meyer|first3=C.|last4=Olivera|first4=B.M.|last5=Bouchet|first5=P.|year=2015|title=One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails|journal=Journal of Molluscan Studies|volume=81|issue=1 |pages=1–23|pmc=4541476|pmid=26300576}}

External links

{{Commons category|Conus typhoon}}

  • [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=8|id=5358|title=Kioconus typhon|access-date=16 January 2019}}

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typhon

Category:Gastropods described in 1975

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