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Conus emaciatus

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Conus emaciatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus emaciatus Reeve, L.A., 1849
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. emaciatus
Binomial name
Conus emaciatus
Reeve, 1849
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Virgiconusà emaciatus Reeve, 1849
  • Virgiconus emaciatus (Reeve, 1849)

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

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

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The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 69 mm. The narrow shell shows a depressed conical spire, ridged-striate throughout. Its color is light yellow and violet-stained at the base.[3]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and in the tropical Indo-West Pacific and off the Philippines and Australia (Queensland).

References

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  1. ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus emaciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192342A2077274. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192342A2077274.en. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Conus emaciatus Reeve, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  3. ^ 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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