Conus cervus

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

Conus cervus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cervus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. cervus
Binomial name
Conus cervus
Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Textilia) cervus Lamarck, 1822 accepted, alternate representation
  • Textilia cervus (Lamarck, 1822)

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 83 mm and 116 mm. The large, thin shell is cylindrically inflated. Its color is pale rosy yellow, encircled by lines and bands of chestnut and white spots, and hieroglyphic markings.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and the Moluccas.

References
  1. Conus cervus Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Textilia cervus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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