Conus janus
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus janus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792 | |
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. janus
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| Conus janus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
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Conus janus, common name the janus 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 can "sting" humans if handled.
Description[edit]
The size of the shell varies between 37 mm and 80 mm. The maculated spire is concavely elevated and striate. The narrow body whorl narrow has a rounded shoulder, and is distantly sulcate below. The shell is whitish or yellowish, indistinctly three-banded by yellowish brown or chestnut longitudinal markings.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs in the Mascarene Basin; off Southeast India and the Philippines.
References[edit]
- Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218
- 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[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus janus.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Graphiconus janus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.