Conus eximius

Conus eximius
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus eximius Reeve, L.A., 1849
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. eximius
Binomial name
Conus eximius
Reeve, 1849 [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Lividoconus) eximius Reeve, 1849 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Calamiconus eximius (Reeve, 1849) )

Conus eximius, common name the exceptional cone or the choice cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

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 an adult shell varies between 22 mm and 58 mm. The shell is ovately conical and rather solid. The spire is broadly channeled and at the base distantly grooved. The color of the shell is white, with rust-brown flexuous longitudinal flames, and a white central band, with revolving row of spots.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Bay of Bengal to Papua New Guinea, off the Philippines, Taiwan and Queensland, Australia

References

  1. Reeve, L. A., 1849. Monograph of the genus Conus. Conchologia Iconica, i. Conus. Suppl
  2. 1 2 Conus eximius Reeve, 1849.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 July 2011.
  3. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 32 (described as Conus fulgurans = nomen dubium)


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