Conus cancellatus

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

Conus cancellatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cancellatus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. cancellatus
Binomial name
Conus cancellatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[1]
Conasprella austini Rehder, H.A. & R.T. Abbott, 1951 Conasprella cancellata Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Conasprelloides cancellatus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) Conasprelloides cancellatus cancellatus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) Conus austini Rehder & Abbott, 1951 Conus (Dauciconus) cancellatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation Conus cancellatus cancellatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Conus finkli Petuch, 1987

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.

Subspecies

• Conus cancellatus capricorni Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1967
• Conus cancellatus finkli Petuch, 1987 (synonym: Conasprelloides cancellatus finkli (Petuch, 1987) )

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 80 mm.[2]

The pear-shaped shell is broad and angulated at the shoulder, contracted towards the base. The body whorl is closely sulcate throughout, the sulci striate. The intervening ridges are rounded. The spire carinate and concavely elevated. Its apex is acute and striate. The color of the shell is whitish, obscurely doubly banded with clouds of light chestnut. The spire is maculated with the same.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 26 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 110 m.[2]

References

1. Conus cancellatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
3. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology, vol. VI, p. 74-75; 1879

• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
• Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
• 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

External links

• "Conasprelloides cancellatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• Holotype of Conus cancellatus capricorni in MNHN, Paris

Gallery

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  Conus cancellatus
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  Conus cancellatus finkli, holotype at the Smithsonian Institution