Conus variegatus
{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}
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| taxon = Conus variegatus
| image =Conus variegatus 1.jpg
| image2 =Conus variegatus 2.jpg
| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus variegatus Kiener, L.C., 1845
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| authority = Kiener, 1848
| synonyms =
- Conus (Lautoconus) variegatus Kiener, 1848 · accepted, alternate representation
- Conus obtusus Kiener, 1845 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus mediterraneus var. obtusa Requien, 1848)
- Varioconus variegatus (Kiener, 1848)
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Conus variegatus, common name the variable cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus variegatus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428397 on 2015-12-18
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 12 mm and 43 mm. The color of the shell is yellowish brown or chestnut-color, maculated with brown on the shoulder, The shell shows numerous fine chocolate revolving lines often broken up into spots.[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 species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
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- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88016 Kiener L.C. 1844–1850. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (Conus, Lam.), pp. 1–379, pl. 1–111 [pp. 1–48 (1846); 49–160 (1847); 161–192 (1848); 193–240 (1849); 241-[379](assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2–3, 5, 7–32, 34–36, 38, 40–50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51–52, 54–56, 57–68, 74–77 (1846); 1, 69–73, 78–103 (1847); 104–106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108–111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière]
- {{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
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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=2|id=3942|title=Varioconus variegatus|access-date=16 January 2019}}
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