Conus radiatus

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

Conus radiatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus radiatus Gmelin, J.F., 1791
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. radiatus
Binomial name
Conus radiatus
Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) radiatus Gmelin, 1791 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Phasmoconus radiatus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Conus martinianus 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.

Conus radiatus Gmelin, J.F., 1791

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 109 mm. The color of the shell is pale yellowish to pale chestnut, often longitudinally indistinctly marked with deeper coloring. The spire is striate. The lower part of body whorl is distantly sulcate. The white variety is frequently covered by a smooth olivaceous epidermis.[2]

Conantokin-C is a toxin derived from the venom of Conus radiatus.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, New Guinea and Fiji.

References
  1. Conus radiatus Gmelin, 1791. 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
  • "Phasmoconus radiatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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