Conus clarus

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

Conus clarus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus clarus Smith, E.A., 1881
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. clarus
Binomial name
Conus clarus E. A. Smith, 1881
Synonyms[1]
Austroconus clarus (E. A. Smith, 1881) Conus (Austroconus) clarus E. A. Smith, 1881 Conus (Mamiconus) clarus E.A. Smith, 1881 · accepted, alternate representation Conus segravei Gatliff, 1891

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 the shell varies between 22 mm and 54 mm. The shell is abbreviately turbinate and sulcate towards the base. Its color is rosy white. The spire is depressed-conical, striate. The angle of the body whorl is carinated. The aperture is light rosaceous.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Southeast Africa to Australia (South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia).

References

1. Conus clarus E. A. Smith, 1881. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

• Smith, E. A. 1881. Descriptions of two new species of shells. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 5, 8:441–442
• Gatliff, J.H. 1891. Description of a new Victorian cone. Victorian Naturalist 7(11–12): 179
• Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
• Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 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

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Austroconus clarus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.