Conus viola

Conus viola
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus viola Cernohorsky, W.O., 1977
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. viola
Binomial name
	Conus viola; Cernohorsky, 1977
Synonyms
	Conus (Splinoconus) viola Cernohorsky, 1977 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus blatteus Shikama, 1979; Conus violaceus Reeve, 1844 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus violaceus Gmelin, 1791); Hermes viola (Cernohorsky, 1977); Isoconus viola (Cernohorsky, 1977);

Conus viola, common name the violet 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 22 mm and 54 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Okinawa, Japan and between the Philippines and North and Northwestern Australia

References

^ ^a ^b Conus viola Cernohorsky, 1977. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Walter A. Cernohorsky, Conus viola , a new name for C. violaceus, Reeve; The Nautilus, v. 91 (1977)
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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus viola Cernohorsky, 1977. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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