Conus ardisiaceus

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

Conus ardisiaceus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus ardisiaceus Kiener, L.C., 1845
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. ardisiaceus
Binomial name
Conus ardisiaceus Kiener, 1845
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Floraconus) ardisiaceus Kiener, 1850 · accepted, alternate representation Ketyconus ardisiaceus (Kiener, 1850) Rhizoconus ardisiaceus (Kiener, 1850)

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 24 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Muscat and Oman.

References

1. Conus ardisiaceus Kiener, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

• Kiener L.C. 1844–1850. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (Conus, Lam.), pp. 1–379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1–48 (1846); 49–160 (1847); 161–192 (1848); 193–240 (1849); 241-[379](assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2–3, 5, 7–32, 34–36, 38, 40–50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51–52, 54–56, 57–68, 74–77 (1846); 1, 69–73, 78–103 (1847); 104–106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108–111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière
• 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
• "Rhizoconus ardisiaceus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.