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

Conus lemniscatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus lemniscatus Reeve, L.A., 1849
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. lemniscatus
Binomial name
Conus lemniscatus
Reeve, 1849 [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Lamniconus) lemniscatus Reeve, 1849 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus clenchi Martins, 1945
  • Conus lemniscatus lemniscatus Reeve, 1849
  • Conus sagittatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1865
  • Conus sagittiferus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866
  • Lamniconus lemniscatus (Reeve, 1849)
  • Lamniconus lemniscatus lemniscatus (Reeve, 1849)
Subspecies
  • Conus lemniscatus carcellesi Martins, 1945 (synonym: Lamniconus lemniscatus carcellesi (Martins, 1945)): synonym of Conus carcellesi Martins, 1945
  • Conus lemniscatus lemniscatus Reeve, 1849 (synonym: Lamniconus lemniscatus lemniscatus (Reeve, 1849)): synonym of Conus lemniscatus Reeve, 1849

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 an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 65 mm. The shell shows slightly contracted sides. The spire is acuminated with strong growth lines. The body whorl is delicately ridged throughout. The color of the shell is whitish, maculated with chestnut, and with every alternate ridge chestnut-spotted.[3]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and in the Western Atlantic Ocean off Brazil and Argentina.

References

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  1. ^ Reeve, L. A., 1849. Monograph of the genus Conus. Conchologia Iconica, i. Conus. Suppl.
  2. ^ a b Conus lemniscatus Reeve, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 July 2011.
  3. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 36; 1879
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  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Lamniconus lemniscatus lemniscatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea