Conus aulicus
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Apertural view of a shell of Conus aulicus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. aulicus
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Conus aulicus | |
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Conus aulicus, common name the princely cone, is a species of a predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]
Description
[edit]The size of an adult shell varies between 65 mm and 163 mm. The shell is rather narrow and has an elevated spire. The color of the shell is chocolate-brown, covered by elevated close revolving lines of darker color. The surface is irregularly overlaid by subtriangular white spots, some of which are very large. The operculum is a very minute square on the dorsal surface of the hinder part of the foot.
The proboscis of Conus aulicus is varied with red and white.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Chagos[2] and Mauritius;[2] in the Indo-Pacific Region (excl. Hawaii).
References
[edit]- ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus aulicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192563A2116090. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192563A2116090.en. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus aulicus Linnaeus, 1758. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215471 on 2015-07-18
- ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology, vol. VI p. 93; 1879
- Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- 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: 1-23
External links
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- "Darioconus aulicus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- Conus Biodiversity Website: Conus aulicus
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
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The color pattern of the shell of C. aulicus
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Conus aulicus Linnaeus, C., 1758
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Conus aulicus Linnaeus, C., 1758
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C. aulicus