Conus nux
Species of sea snail
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::summary Species of sea snail ::
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- Conus (Harmoniconus) nux Broderip, 1833 · accepted, alternate representation
- Conus ceylonensis Hwass
- Conus pusillus Gould, 1853 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus pusillus Lamarck, 1810)
- Harmoniconus nux (Broderip, 1833)
Conus nux, common name the nut 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 the shell varies between 10 mm and 26 mm. The shell is coronated with a rather depressed spire. It is granular striate towards the base. Its color is white, variously marbled with chestnut, often obscurely white-banded at the upper part and below the middle of the body whorl. The base is tinged with violet.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Southwestern Baja California, Mexico to Ecuador; off the Galápagos Islands.
References
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
- 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
Gallery
File:Conus nux 1.jpg|Conus nux Broderip, W.J., 1833 File:Conus nux 2.jpg|Conus nux Broderip, W.J., 1833 File:Conus nux 3.jpg|Conus nux Broderip, W.J., 1833 File:Conus nux 4.jpg|Conus nux Broderip, W.J., 1833
References
- {{WRMS species. 428223. ''Conus nux'' Broderip, 1833. 27 March 2010
- [https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences]
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