Conus tiaratus

Conus tiaratus, common name the tiara cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus tiaratus
shell of Conus tiaratus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. tiaratus
Binomial name
Conus tiaratus
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Virroconus) tiaratus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus roosevelti Bartsch & Rehder, 1939
  • Miliariconus tiaratus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)

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

The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 39 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Southern Mexico to Peru; off the Galapagos Islands.

References

  • Bartsch, P. & Rehder, H. A. 1939. Smithson. Misc. Collns. 98 (10): 1, plate 1, figure 4,7.
  • Petit, R. E. (2009). "George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2189: 1โ€“218. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1.
  • 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: 1โ€“23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
holotype of the synonym Conus roosevelti
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