Conus floccatus, common name the snowflake cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

Conus floccatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus floccatus Sowerby, G.B. I, 1839
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. floccatus
Binomial name
Conus floccatus
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Pionoconus) floccatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1841 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus circumsignatus Crosse, 1865
  • Conus magdalenae Kiener, 1845
  • Textilia floccata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1841)

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

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The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 86 mm. The solid shell has an oblong, subcylindrical shape. It is granosely silicate below. Its color is light purplish, with longitudinal flames and revolving bands of chestnut, and lines of angulate white spots.[3]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, the Samoan Islands, the Marshall Islands, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia (Queensland).

References

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  1. ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus floccatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192813A2166459. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192813A2166459.en. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Conus floccatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
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