Conus auricomus, common name the gold-leaf cone, 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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| Shell of Conus auricomus | |
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. auricomus
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| Conus auricomus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
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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 32 mm and 69 mm. The cylindrical shell shows revolving striae throughout. Its reticulated pattern uniform in the size of the meshes, interrupted by three or four broad, uniform orange-brown bands. The convex spire is maculated.[3]
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin.
References
edit- ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus auricomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192815A2166801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192815A2166801.en. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ a b Conus auricomus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
- Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. 159 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
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Conus auricomus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792 -
Conus auricomus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus auricomus.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Darioconus auricomus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.