Conus regularis

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

Conus regularis
Apertural view of shell of Conus regularis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. regularis
Binomial name
Conus regularis
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) regularis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus angulatus A. Adams, 1855
  • Conus incurvus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
  • Conus magdalenensis Bartsch & Rehder, 1939
  • Conus syriacus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (junior secondary homonym of Cucullus syriacus Röding, 1798)
  • Gradiconus regularis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)

Like all species within the genus Conus, these marine 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 25 mm and 86 mm. The color of the shell is white or yellowish white, with chestnut-chocolate maculations and spots, variously arranged in revolving series. Sometimes the ground color of the shell is chestnut, with dark chocolate markings and chocolate aperture. The spire is somewhat concavely elevated, with an acute apex. The epidermis is thin, smooth and translucent.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico.

  • Conus regularis Sowerby, G.B. I, 1833
  • Conus regularis Sowerby, G.B. I, 1833

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus regularis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428264 on 2015-04-29
  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
  • "Gradiconus regularis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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