Conus amadis

Conus amadis, common name: the Amadis cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails or cones.[1]

Conus amadis
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus amadis Gmelin, J.F., 1791
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. amadis
Binomial name
Conus amadis Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Leptoconus) amadis Gmelin, 1791 · accepted, alternate representation Conus amadis var. aurantia Dautzenberg, 1937 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus aurantius Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) Conus amadis var. castaneofasciata Dautzenberg, 1937 Conus arbornatalis da Motta, 1978 Conus subacutus Fenaux, 1942 Cucullus venustus Röding, 1798 Leptoconus amadis var. castaneofasciatus Dautzenberg, 1937 Leptoconus arbornatalis da Motta, 1978 Leptoconus subacutus Fenaux, 1942

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.

A shell of Conus amadis Gmelin, 1791

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 110 mm. The spire is striate, channeled, concavely elevated, sharp-pointed. It has a sharp shoulder angle. The lower part of body whorl is punctured and grooved The color of the shell is orange-brown to chocolate, thickly covered with large and small subtriangular white spots, which by their varied disposition sometimes form a white central band, or dark bands above and below the center, the latter occasionally bearing articulated revolving lines.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Mascarene Basin, in the Indian Ocean and in the Pacific Ocean along Indonesia, New Caledonia and Polynesia.

References

1. Conus amadis Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 July 2011.
2. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 30; 1884

• Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
• Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
• 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

External links

• "Leptoconus amadis amadis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea

Gallery

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  Conus amadis Gmelin, J.F., 1791
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  Conus amadis Gmelin, J.F., 1791
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  Conus amadis Gmelin, J.F., 1791