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

Conus stercusmuscarum
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus stercusmuscarum Linnaeus, C., 1758
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. stercusmuscarum
Binomial name
Conus stercusmuscarum
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Pionoconus) stercusmuscarum Linnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Cucullus arenatus Röding, 1798 (junior secondary homonym of Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
  • Cucullus sabella Röding, 1798
  • Puncticulus stercusmuscarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Textilia stercusmuscarum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 27 mm and 64 mm.

Distribution

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This piscivorous species occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean: Fiji, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands; also off Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland).

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References

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  1. ^ Duda, T. (2013). "Conus stercusmuscarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192786A2161273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192786A2161273.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Conus stercusmuscarum Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
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