Conus rufimaculosus

Conus rufimaculosus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus rufimaculosus Macpherson, J.H., 1959
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. rufimaculosus
Binomial name
	Conus rufimaculosus; Macpherson, 1959
Synonyms[1]
	Conus (Klemaeconus) rufimaculosus Macpherson, 1959 · accepted, alternate representation; Floraconus rufimaculosus (Macpherson, 1959); Klemaeconus rufimaculosus (Macpherson, 1959);

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

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 34 mm and 58 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales and Queensland.

References

Conus rufimaculosus Macpherson, 1959. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Macpherson, J.H. 1959. New gastropods from North Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 24: 51–57, 1 pl.
Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian Shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp.
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.
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
Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
"Floraconus rufimaculosus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus rufimaculosus Macpherson, 1959. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.