Conus mediterraneus
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Conus mediterraneus is a species of sea snail
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Conidae, the cone snails
and their allies.
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.
The Conus Biodiversity Website considers this species a synonym of Conus ventricosus, while the World Register of Marine Species
states exactly the opposite.
chocolate-brown, very closely nebulously spotted and reticulated ; and sometimes interrupted-lined with chestnut, with a narrow, light band below the middle. The elevated spire
is rudely gradate and maculated. The interior of the shell is light chocolate, with a light band.
and in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean
.
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Conidae, the cone snails
Conus
Conus is a large genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs, with the common names of cone snails, cone shells or cones. This genus is placed in the subfamily Coninae within the family Conidae. Geologically speaking, the genus is known from the Eocene to the Recent ...
and their allies.
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.
The Conus Biodiversity Website considers this species a synonym of Conus ventricosus, while the World Register of Marine Species
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
states exactly the opposite.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 63 mm. Thbe color of the shell is yellowish brown, pink-brown or olivaceous ; sometimeschocolate-brown, very closely nebulously spotted and reticulated ; and sometimes interrupted-lined with chestnut, with a narrow, light band below the middle. The elevated spire
Spire (mollusc)
A spire is a descriptive term for part of the coiled shell of mollusks. The word is a convenient aid in describing shells, but it does not refer to a very precise part of shell anatomy: the spire consists of all of the whorls except for the body whorl...
is rudely gradate and maculated. The interior of the shell is light chocolate, with a light band.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
and in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
.
Synonyms
- Conus adriaticus Nardo, 1847
- Conus alticonica Pallary, 1904
- Conus amazonicus Nardo, 1847
- Conus ammiralis var. americanus Gmelin, 1791
- Conus caillaudi Jay, 1846
- Conus chersoideus Nardo, 1847
- Conus cinctus Bosc, 1801
- Conus clodianus Nardo, 1847
- Conus cretheus Nardo, 1847
- Conus epaphus Nardo, 1847
- Conus erosus Renier, 1804
- Conus franciscanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
- Conus galloprovincialis Locard, 1886
- Conus galloprovincialis var. lineolata Locard & Caziot, 1900
- Conus galloprovincialis var. minor Locard & Caziot, 1900
- Conus glaucescens G. B. Sowerby II, 1834
- Conus grossii Maravigna, 1853
- Conus guestieri Lorois, 1860
- Conus hanleyi G. B. Sowerby II, 1857
- Conus herillus Nardo, 1847
- Conus humilis von Salis Marschlins, 1793
- Conus ignobilis Olivi, 1792
- Conus ignobilis var. rufa Scacchi, 1836
- Conus inaequalis Reeve, 1849
- Conus intermedius Lamarck, 1810
- Conus istriensis Nardo, 1847
- Conus jamaicensis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
- Conus jaspis von Salis Marschlins, 1793
- Conus madurensis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
- Conus mediterraneus f. gaudiosus Nicolay, 1978
- Conus mediterraneus var. acuta Requien, 1848
- Conus mediterraneus var. alalmus DeGregorio, 1885
- Conus mediterraneus var. alba Coen, 1933
- Conus mediterraneus var. albina Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
- Conus mediterraneus var. alticonica Pallary, 1904
- Conus mediterraneus var. amigus DeGregorio, 1885
- Conus mediterraneus var. arenaria Monterosato, 1917
- Conus mediterraneus var. ater Philippi, 1836
- Conus mediterraneus var. caerulescens Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883
- Conus mediterraneus var. carinata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884
- Conus mediterraneus var. castanea Coen, 1933
- Conus mediterraneus var. debilis Monterosato, 1917
- Conus mediterraneus var. elongata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1885
- Conus mediterraneus var. emisus DeGregorio, 1885
- Conus mediterraneus var. fasciata Requien, 1848
- Conus mediterraneus var. flammulata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1886
- Conus mediterraneus var. flavescens Coen, 1933
- Conus mediterraneus var. fusca Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1887
- Conus mediterraneus var. interrupta Coen, 1933
- Conus mediterraneus var. lutea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1888
- Conus mediterraneus var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889
- Conus mediterraneus var. marmoratus Philippi, 1836
- Conus mediterraneus var. minor Monterosato, 1878
- Conus mediterraneus var. oblonga Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890
- Conus mediterraneus var. obtusa Requien, 1848
- Conus mediterraneus var. pallida Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1891
- Conus mediterraneus var. persistens Kobelt, 1906
- Conus mediterraneus var. pretunculus Monterosato, 1917
- Conus mediterraneus var. rubens Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892
- Conus mediterraneus var. rufatra DeGregorio, 1885
- Conus mediterraneus var. scalare Dautzenberg, 1911
- Conus mediterraneus var. scalaris Pallary, 1912
- Conus mediterraneus var. subconcolor Requien, 1848
- Conus mediterraneus var. subviridis DeGregorio, 1885
- Conus mediterraneus var. vayssierei Kobelt, 1906
- Conus olivaceus von Salis Marschlins, 1793
- Conus olivaceus Kiener, 1845
- Conus pallans Nardo, 1847
- Conus phegeus Nardo, 1847
- Conus postdiluvianus Risso, 1826
- Conus rusticus Poli, 1826
- Conus siculus DelleChiaje, 1828
- Conus stercutius Nardo, 1847
- Conus submediterraneus Locard, 1886
- Conus tamsianus Dunker, 1853
- Conus thuscus Nardo, 1847
- Conus trunculus Monterosato, 1899
- Conus vayssierei var. ossea Monterosato, 1917
- Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Conus ventricosus var. elpus DeGregorio, 1885
- Conus ventricosus var. empismus DeGregorio, 1885
- Lautoconus noeformis Monterosato, 1923