Conus crocatus

Species of sea snail

Conus crocatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus crocatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. crocatus
Binomial name
Conus crocatus
Lamarck, 1810
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Darioconus) crocatus Lamarck, 1810 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus crocatus crocatus Lamarck, 1810
  • Conus crocatus magister Doiteau, 1981
  • Darioconus crocatus (Lamarck, 1810)
  • Darioconus crocatus crocatus (Lamarck, 1810)

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

Subspecies
  • Conus crocatus pseudomagister (Allary & Cossignani, 2016)
  • Conus crocatus thailandis Motta, A.J. da, 1978Accessed through: WoRMS

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.

Synonyms
  • Conus crocatus crocatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810: alternate representation of Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1810
  • Conus crocatus magister Doiteau, C., 1981 Accessed through: WoRMS: synonym of Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1810

Description

The size of the shell varies between 21 mm and 82 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Western Pacific; off Western Thailand; In the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Mauritius

References

  1. ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus crocatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192729A2151106. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192729A2151106.en. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  • Doiteau, M., 1981. Conus magister (nomen nudum). Rossiniana 13: 3–5
  • 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
  • Conus crocatus thailandis Motta, A.J. da, 1978
    Conus crocatus thailandis Motta, A.J. da, 1978
  • Conus crocatus thailandis Motta, A.J. da, 1978
    Conus crocatus thailandis Motta, A.J. da, 1978
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus crocatus.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Darioconus crocatus crocatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Lectotype in MNHN, Paris
Taxon identifiers
Conus crocatus


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