Conus taeniatus

Conus taeniatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus taeniatus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. taeniatus
Binomial name
Conus taeniatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms
Conus (Virroconus) taeniatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation Conus africanus "Meuschen, F.C." Dillwyn, L.W., 1817 Conus fernambucinus Röding, P.F., 1798 Cucullus fernambucinus Röding, 1798 Conus genuinus Röding, P.F., 1798 Cucullus genuinus Röding, 1798 Miliariconus taeniatus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

Conus taeniatus, common name the ringed 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 15 mm and 50 mm. The shell is indistinctly zoned alternately with pale violaceous and white, vividly encircled with fillets of dark chocolate and white articulations. The spire is obsoletely coronated.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, the Strait of Hormuz and off Kenya.

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

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Miliariconus taeniatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.