Conus encaustus

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Species of sea snail

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::summary Species of sea snail ::

| taxon = Conus encaustus | image =Conus encaustus 1.jpg | image2 =Conus encaustus 2.jpg | image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus encaustus Kiener, L.C., 1845 | authority = Kiener, 1845 | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | synonyms_ref = | synonyms =

  • Conus (Virroconus) encaustus Kiener, 1845
  • Conus praetextus Reeve, 1848
  • Miliariconus encaustus Kiener, L.C., 1845 | display_parents = 3

Conus encaustus, common name the burnt 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 size of an adult shell varies between 21.1 mm and 35 mm. The spire is depressed, grooved and coronated with tubercles. The body whorl has distant punctured grooves, more strongly and closely grooved towards the base. The color of the shell is clouded with chocolate- and ash-color, and encircled with numerous chocolate and white spots in lines. The aperture is purplish.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to the Marquesas Islands.

References

  • 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

References

  1. Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2.
  2. Bouchet, P.. (2013). "''Conus encaustus''".
  3. {{WRMS species. 426487. ''Conus encaustus'' Kiener, 1845. 19 July 2011
  4. [[George Washington Tryon]], Manual of Conchology, vol. VI, p. 21; 1879

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