Conus armadillo

Conus armadillo
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus armadillo Shikama, T., 1971
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. armadillo
Binomial name
	Conus armadillo; Shikama, 1971
Synonyms[1]
	Asprella armadillo (Shikama, 1971); Conus (Phasmoconus) armadillo Shikama, 1971· accepted, alternate representation; Graphiconus armadillo (Shikama, 1971);

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

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.

The subspecies Conus armadillo gabryae L. Raybaudi, 1989 is a synonym of Conus gabryae Röckel & Korn, 1992 in turn a synonym of Conus australis Holten, 1802

Description

The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 79 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan, the Philippines; Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea and the Loyalty Islands.

References

Conus armadillo Shikama, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Shikama, T. 1971. On some noteworthy marine Gastropoda from southwestern Japan (III). Science Reports of the Yokohama National University 2 18: 27–35
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
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

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Graphiconus armadillo". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus armadillo Shikama, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.