Conus episcopatus

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

Conus episcopatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus episcopatus Motta, A.J. da, 1982
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. episcopatus
Binomial name
Conus episcopatus
Da Motta, 1982
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Darioconus) episcopatus da Motta, 1982 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus episcopatus pupillaris da Motta, 1982
  • Conus episcopus var. elongatus Adam & Leloup, 1937 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus elongatus Holten, 1802; C. episcopus var. oblongus Fenaux, 1942, C. episcopatus pupillaris da Motta, 1982, and C. magnificus macilentus Lauer, 1989, are replacement names)
  • Conus episcopus var. oblongus Fenaux, 1942
  • Conus magnificus macilentus Lauer, 1989
  • Darioconus episcopatus (da Motta, 1982)

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 40 mm and 115 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific, off the Mascarenes; off India; off Australia (Queensland).

Conus episcopatus Motta, A.J. da, 1982

References
  1. Conus episcopatus Da Motta, 1982. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, P. 1937. Gastéropodes marins. 3-Famille Conidae'; Résultats Scientifiques du Voyage aux Indes Orientales Néerlandaises de LL. AA. RR. Le Prince et la Princesse Lé Belgique. Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 2(18): 284 pp, 3 pls
  • Fenaux 1942. Nouvelles espèces du genre Conus. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique Monaco 814: 1–4
  • da Motta, A. J. 1982a. Seventeen new cone shell names (Gastropoda: Conidae). Publicações Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 1:1–20, 17 figs. page(s): 1–2
  • da Motta, A.J. 1982. An examination of the Cone textile complex, part VI. La Conchiglia 14(158–159): 20–21
  • Lauer, J. 1989. Conus magnificus macilentus, nomen novum. Publicaçoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 14: 17–23
  • 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.
  • 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
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Darioconus episcopatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Conus episcopatus Motta, A.J. da, 1982
  • Conus episcopatus Motta, A.J. da, 1982
  • Conus episcopatus Motta, A.J. da, 1982
  • Conus episcopatus Motta, A.J. da, 1982


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