Conus archon
Species of sea snail
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::summary Species of sea snail ::
| taxon = Conus archon | image = Conus archon.JPG | image_caption = Apertural view of shell of Conus archon Broderip, 1833, measuring 64.4 mm in height, dredged at 290 ft. off Danzante Island, in Mexico. | authority = Broderip, 1833 | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | synonyms_ref = | synonyms =
- Conus (Stephanoconus) archon Broderip, 1833 · accepted, alternate representation
- Protoconus archon (Broderip, 1833)
- Tenorioconus archon (Broderip, 1833) | display_parents = 3
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Conus_archon1.jpg" caption="shell]] of ''Conus archon'' Broderip, 1833"] ::
Conus archon, common name the magistrate cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
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 spire is concavely elevated, not coronated. The body whorl is smooth and slightly striate below. The shell is irregularly marbled with chestnut and white, with equidistant chestnut revolving lines bearing white spots. The length of the shell varies between 38 mm and 70 mm
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the West Coast of Mexico and Central America (the Gulf of California to Panama)
References
- 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
File:Conus archon 1.jpg|Conus archon Broderip, W.J., 1833 File:Conus archon 2.jpg|Conus archon Broderip, W.J., 1833
References
- Tenorio, M.J.. (2013). "''Conus archon''".
- {{WRMS species. 426359. ''Conus archon'' Broderip, 1833. 27 March 2010
- [[G.W. Tryon]], Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 27; 1884
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