Conus exiguus

Conus exiguus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus exiguus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. exiguus
Binomial name
Conus exiguus
Lamarck, 1810
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) exiguus Lamarck, 1810 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus bougei G. B. Sowerby III, 1907
  • Conus bougei var. poumensis Prigent, 1985
  • Conus cabritii Bernardi, 1858
  • Conus optimus G. B. Sowerby III, 1913
  • Conus plumbeus Reeve, 1844
  • Conus taylorianus E. A. Smith, 1880
  • Conus vayssetianus Crosse, 1872
  • Fulgiconus exiguus (Lamarck, 1810)

Conus exiguus, common name Cabrit's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

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 14 mm and 54 mm. The violaceous shell is more or less marbled with chestnut, and more or less granular on the body whorl. The convex spire convex is conical and tuberculated. The aperture is violaceous. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia, Samoa and Vietnam.

References

  1. 1 2 Conus exiguus Lamarck, 1810.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  2. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences (described as Conus plumbeus)

Below are several color forms:

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