Conus monachus

Conus monachus, common name the monastic cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conus monachus
Apertural view of a shell of Conus monachus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. monachus
Binomial name
Conus monachus
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Pionoconus) monachus Linnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus contusus Reeve, 1848
  • Conus frostianus Brazier, 1898
  • Conus nebulosus Gmelin, 1791
  • Conus vinctus A. Adams, 1855
  • Cucullus cinerarius Röding, 1798
  • Cucullus guttatus Röding, 1798
  • Cucullus maculosus Röding, 1798
  • Pionoconus monachus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pionoconus vinctus (A. Adams, 1855)

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 74 mm. The shell is a little inflated and distantly grooved below. The spire is striate and somewhat convex. The shell is white, longitudinally marbled and flecked with dull blue or purple.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus monachus Linnaeus, 1758. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215542 on 2015-11-04
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Pionoconus monachus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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