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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus amadis Gmelin, J.F., 1791 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. amadis
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Binomial name | |
Conus amadis Gmelin, 1791
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Conus amadis, common name: the Amadis cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails or cones.[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.
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Description
[edit]The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 110 mm. The spire is striate, channeled, concavely elevated, sharp-pointed. It has a sharp shoulder angle. The lower part of body whorl is punctured and grooved The color of the shell is orange-brown to chocolate, thickly covered with large and small subtriangular white spots, which by their varied disposition sometimes form a white central band, or dark bands above and below the center, the latter occasionally bearing articulated revolving lines.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Mascarene Basin, in the Indian Ocean and in the Pacific Ocean along Indonesia, New Caledonia and Polynesia.
References
[edit]- ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus amadis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192579A2119793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192579A2119793.en. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ a b Conus amadis Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 July 2011.
- ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 30; 1884
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- 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
[edit]- "Leptoconus amadis amadis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
Gallery
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Conus amadis Gmelin, J.F., 1791
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Conus amadis Gmelin, J.F., 1791