Conus boeticus

Conus boeticus, common name : the boeticus cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2][3][4][5]

Conus boeticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. boeticus
Binomial name
Conus boeticus
Reeve, 1844 [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) boeticus Reeve, 1844 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus cerinus Reeve, 1848
  • Conus fultoni G. B. Sowerby III, 1887
  • Conus lachrymosus Reeve, 1849
  • Conus meleus G. B. Sowerby III, 1913
  • Conus montillai Röckel, 1985
  • Conus nitidus Reeve, 1844
  • Conus rivularis Reeve, 1849
  • Conus ruppellii Reeve, 1848
  • Nitidoconus boeticus (Reeve, 1844)
  • Nitidoconus montillai (Röckel, 1985)
  • Rolaniconus boeticus (Reeve, 1844)
  • Rolaniconus boeticus boeticus Reeve, 1844

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 shell size varies between 15 mm and 40 mm. The striate spire is slightly tuberculate. The body whorl is granular, striate towards the base. The color of the shell is white, marbled with chestnut or chocolate, with revolving rows of chestnut spots.[6]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique, the Seychelles and the Mascarene Basin and in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, Indonesia, Fiji and Australia.

References
  1. Reeve, L. A., 1844. Monograph of the genus Conus. Conchologia Iconica, 1
  2. Conus boeticus Reeve, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 July 2011.
  3. Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  4. Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
  5. Filmer R.M. (2010) A taxonomic review of the Conus boeticus Reeve complex (Gastropoda – Conidae). Visaya 2(6): 21–80.
  6. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p.26; 1879
  • Reeve, L.A. 1843. Descriptions of new species of shells figured in the 'Conchologia Iconica'. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 11: 169–197
  • Reeve, L.A. 1849. Monograph of the genus Conus. pls 4–9 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1.
  • Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1887. Thesaurus Conchyliorum. Supplements to the Monograph of Conus and Voluta. Vol. 5 249–279, pls 29–36.
  • Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1913. Descriptions of eight new marine Gastropoda mostly from Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 11: 557–560
  • Hinton, A. 1972. Shells of New Guinea and the Central Indo-Pacific. Milton : Jacaranda Press xviii 94 pp.
  • Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
  • Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
  • Filmer R.M. (2010) A taxonomic review of the Conus boeticus Reeve complex (Gastropoda – Conidae). Visaya 2(6): 21–80 page(s): 24
  • 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
  • Conus boeticus Reeve, L.A., 1844
  • Conus boeticus Reeve, L.A., 1844
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Rolaniconus boeticus boeticus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
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