Conus vautieri

Conus vautieri
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus vautieri Kiener, L.C., 1845
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. vautieri
Binomial name
Conus vautieri
Kiener, 1845
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Puncticulis) vautieri Kiener, 1847 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus pulicarius vautieri Kiener, 1845
  • Puncticulis pulicarius vautieri Kiener, 1845

Conus vautieri, common name Vautier's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]

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.

Taxonomic relation

Conus vautieri was originally named as a subspecies of Conus pulicarius Hwass in Bruguière, 1792, but has been recognized as a valid species, alternative representation in the genus Puncticulis.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 27 mm and 75 mm. The spire is tuberculate. The sides of the body whorl are nearly direct. The color of the shell is white, with chestnut spots, overlaid here and there by lighter chestnut clouds.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Marquesas and New Caledonia.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus vautieri Kiener, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580226 on 2012-01-21
  2. Moolenbeek R.G., Zandbergen A. & Bouchet P. (2008) Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from the Marquesas Archipelago: description of a new endemic offshore fauna. Vita Malacologica 6: 19-34. (16 December 2008)
  3. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
External identifiers for Conus vautieri
WoRMS 580226
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