Conus auratinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Conus auratinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. auratinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus auratinus da Motta, 1982
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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
editThe size of the shell varies between 55 mm and 120 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Central and the West Pacific Ocean.
References
edit- ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus auratinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192432A2094428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192432A2094428.en. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ a b Conus auratinus da Motta, 1982. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218
- * 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
edit- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Darioconus auratinus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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