Conus crocatus, common name the saffron 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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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus crocatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810 | |
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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. crocatus
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| Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1810
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- Subspecies
- Conus crocatus pseudomagister (Allary & Cossignani, 2016)
- Conus crocatus thailandis Motta, A.J. da, 1978Accessed through: WoRMS
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.
- Synonyms
- Conus crocatus crocatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810: alternate representation of Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1810
- Conus crocatus magister Doiteau, C., 1981 Accessed through: WoRMS: synonym of Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1810
Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 21 mm and 82 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Western Pacific; off Western Thailand; In the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Mauritius
References
edit- ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus crocatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192729A2151106. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192729A2151106.en. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Doiteau, M., 1981. Conus magister (nomen nudum). Rossiniana 13: 3–5
- 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
Gallery
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Conus crocatus thailandis Motta, A.J. da, 1978 -
Conus crocatus thailandis Motta, A.J. da, 1978
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus crocatus.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Darioconus crocatus crocatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Lectotype in MNHN, Paris
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