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Conus nanus

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Conus nanus
Apertural view of Conus nanus
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. nanus
Binomial name
Conus nanus
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Harmoniconus) nanus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus sponsalis var nanus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833)
  • Harmoniconus nanus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833)

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

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 an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 34 mm. The shell is coronated, with a rather depressed spire, granular striae towards the base. The color of the shell is white, under a thin, light yellowish brown epidermis, obsoletely maculated or occasionally spotted with chestnut. The base is violaceous.[3]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin; in the Indo-Pacific Region off Hawaii, (Polynesia, Australia) South Africa

References

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  1. ^ Sowerby (I), G. B. Jr., 1833. The Conchological Illustrations.
  2. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus nanus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215452 on 2015-11-07
  3. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 24; 1884
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