Conus collisus

Conus collisus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus collisus Reeve, L.A., 1849
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. collisus
Binomial name
	Conus collisus; Reeve, 1849
Synonyms
	Conus (Phasmoconus) collisus Reeve, 1849 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus stigmaticus A. Adams, 1855; Conus stramineus stigmaticus A. Adams, 1855; Phasmoconus collisus (Reeve, 1849);

Conus collisus, common name the stigmatic cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[3]

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 30 mm and 60 mm. The thin shell is cylindrically turbinated, and somewhat inflated. The lower part of the body whorl shows distant revolving grooves. The ground color of the shell is white, variously painted with chestnut longitudinal irregular streaks, usually forming three broad series or bands. It closely resembles Conus spectrum.^[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Bengal along South India; the Andaman Sea, Malaysia; the South China Sea, the Pacific Ocean off Indonesia and the Philippines.

References

^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus collisus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192504A2105109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192504A2105109.en. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^ Reeve, L. A., 1849. Monograph of the genus Conus. Conchologia Iconica, i. Conus. Suppl
^ ^a ^b Conus collisus Reeve, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 July 2011.
^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

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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: 1–23