Conus_recluzianus

<i>Conus recluzianus</i>

Conus recluzianus

Species of sea snail

Conus recluzianus, common name the Récluz cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Quick Facts Conus recluzianus, Conservation status ...

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.

Subspecies

  • Conus recluzianus recluzianus Bernardi, 1853
  • Conus recluzianus simanoki Tenorio, Poppe & Tagaro, 2007

Description

The size of the shell varies between 45 mm and 100 mm. The color of the shell is yellowish white, with irregular broad yellowish brown bands and spots.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia]

References

  1. [1]
    Conus recluzianus Bernardi, 1853. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  2. [2]
    G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

Conus recluzianus simanoki

  • Conus recluzianus simanoki Tenorio, M.J., G.T. Poppe & S. Tagaro, 2007
  • Conus recluzianus simanoki Tenorio, M.J., G.T. Poppe & S. Tagaro, 2007
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus recluzianus.
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  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Kioconus recluzianus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Holotype in MNHN, Parsi
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