Conus lienardi or Lienard's cone is a species of sophisticated predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conus lienardi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus lienardi Bernardi, M. & Crosse, H., 1861
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. lienardi
Binomial name
Conus lienardi
Bernardi et Crosse, 1861
Synonyms[1]
  • Asprella lienardi (Bernardi & Crosse, 1861)
  • Conus prevosti G. B. Sowerby III, 1881
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) lienardi Bernardi et Crosse, 1861 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Graphiconus lienardi (Bernardi & Crosse, 1861)
Conus lienardi Bernardi, M. & Crosse, H., 1861, showing variability of the species.

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.

Distribution

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This is an Indo-Pacific species, occurring in Melanesia and off New Caledonia.

Shell description

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The size of the shell varies between 24 mm and 63 mm . The spire is raised, carinated and slightly striate. The body whorl is distantly grooved below. The color of the shell is yellowish brown, variously longitudinally covered with zigzag chestnut or chocolate markings; sometimes almost or quite covered with chocolate.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name honours the French-Mauritian naturalist François Liénard de la Mivoye.[3]

References

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Notes
  1. ^ a b Conus lienardi Bernardi, M. & Crosse, H., 1861. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 October 2011.
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
  3. ^ "Lienard de Lamivoye, François E." Shellers From the Past and the Present. Guido T. Poppe & Philippe Poppe - Conchology, Inc. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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