Conus amplus

Conus amplus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]

Conus amplus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. amplus
Binomial name
Conus amplus
Röckel & Korn, 1992
Synonyms[1]
  • Asprella amplus (Röckel & Korn, 1992)
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) amplus Röckel & Korn, 1992 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus nisus Kiener, 1845 (Invalid: junior homonym of C. nisus Dillwyn, 1817; Conus amplus is a replacement name)
  • Conus stramineus amplus Röckel & Korn, 1992

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 30 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines to India; and off the Solomon Islands.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus amplus Röckel & Korn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590915 on 2012-01-21
  2. Filmer R.M. (2011) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae). Part II: The Conus stramineus complex. Visaya 3(4): 4-66. (November 2011)


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