Conus iodostoma

Conus iodostoma, common name the violet-mouth cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

Conus iodostoma
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus iodostoma Reeve, L.A., 1843
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. iodostoma
Binomial name
Conus iodostoma Reeve, 1843 [1]
Synonyms[2]
Asprella iodostoma (Reeve, 1843) Conus hedgesi G. B. Sowerby III, 1913 Conus (Asprella) iodostoma Reeve, 1843 · accepted, alternate representation Conus kieneri Reeve, 1849 (nomen dubium) Conus rosaceus Kiener, 1849 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus rosaceus Dillwyn, 1817 and Conus rosaceus G.B. Sowerby II, 1834) Conus superscriptus G. B. Sowerby III, 1877 Graphiconus iodostoma (Reeve, 1843)

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.

Conus iodostoma Reeve, L.A., 1843

Apertural view of Conus iodostoma

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 47 mm. The shell is thin, narrow and somewhat inflated. The spire is finely grooved. The apex is sharp. The body whorl is striate towards the base. The color of the shell is violet-white, clouded with chestnut, with revolving lines of chestnut spots.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Mozambique.

References

1. Reeve, L. A., 1843. Monograph of the genus Conus. Conchologia Iconica, i: figures and descriptions of the shells of molluscs; with remarks on their affinities, synonymy, and geographical distribution, 1. Conus.
2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus iodostoma Reeve, 1843. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428160 on 2015-05-23
3. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 60; 1879

• 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
• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
• Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
• 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
• "Asprella iodostoma". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea