Conus regius

Conus regius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. regius
Binomial name
Conus regius
Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Stephanoconus) regius Gmelin, 1791 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus ammiralis var. regius Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
  • Conus citrinus Gmelin, 1791
  • Conus gadesi Espinosa & Ortea, 2005
  • Conus leucostictus Gmelin, 1791
  • Conus nebulosus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus nebulosus Gmelin, 1791)
  • Conus spurius (Röding, 1798)
  • Cucullus coronacivica Röding, 1798
  • Cucullus spurius Röding, 1798
  • Stephanoconus regius (Gmelin, 1791)

Conus regius, common name the "crown 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.

The subspecies Conus regius abbotti Clench, 1942 is a synonym of Conus jucundus G. B. Sowerby III, 1887

Distribution

This marine species occurs from in the Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico; in the Atlantic Ocean off Brasil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 75 mm.[2] The following images show variation in shell color and markings: The shell has a low, distantly but distinctly tuberculated spire, and direct sides. It is slightly striate at the base. The color of the shell knows many variations. It is usually chestnut brown with blue-white spots, but white, yellow brown and pale brown variations occur as well. The aperture has a white interior, sometimes with chestnut blotches.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 95 m.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Conus regius Gmelin, 1791.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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