Conus franciscanus

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

Conus franciscanus
Conus franciscanus
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. franciscanus
Binomial name
Conus franciscanus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Lautoconus) franciscanus Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus (Lautoconus) hybridus Kiener, 1847 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus hybridus Kiener, 1847
  • Lautoconus franciscanus (Bruguière, 1792)
  • Lautoconus hybridus Kiener, 1845
  • Varioconus franciscanus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)· accepted, alternate representation
Conus hybridus Kiener, L.C., 1845

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 an adult shell varies between 22 mm and 47 mm.
It resembles Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791, but its color is darker.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Conus franciscanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429965 on 2020-09-07
  • Bruguière J.G. (1789-1792). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers, volume 1. Paris: Pancoucke. Pp. i-xviii, 1-344
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Lautoconus hybridus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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