Conus vidua
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| Abapertural view of a shell of Conus vidua | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. vidua
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus vidua Reeve, 1843
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus vidua, common name the vidua cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
- Subspecies
- Conus vidua cuyoensis Lorenz & Barbier, 2012
- Conus vidua vidua Reeve, 1843
- Forma and varieties brought into synonymy
- Conus vidua f. mozoii L. S. Melvin, 1980: synonym of Conus bandanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
- Conus vidua var. azona Wils, 1972: synonym of Conus thalassiarchus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
- Conus vidua var. depriesteri Wils, 1972: synonym of Conus thalassiarchus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
Description[edit]
The size of the shell varies between 42 mm and 150 mm. This species is closely related to Conus araneosus nicobaricus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792, but the bands not so well outlined usually, and are scattered with triangular white spots upon them.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus vidua Reeve, 1843. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429412 on 2015-12-21
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
- Lorenz F. & Barbier J.P. (2012) Two new cones from the Philippines (Gastropoda: Conidae). Acta Conchyliorum 11: 3-10.
- 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): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus vidua.
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Conus (Conus) vidua". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Holotype of Conus vidua cuyoensis in MNHN, Paris