Conus gradatulus

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

Conus gradatulus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus gradatulus Weinkauff, H.C., 1875
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. gradatulus
Binomial name
Conus gradatulus
Weinkauff, 1875
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Sciteconus) gradatulus Weinkauff, 1875 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus oltmansianus van Lennep, 1876
  • Conus papillaris A. Adams & Reeve, 1848 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus papillaris G.B. Sowerby I, 1833)
  • Conus papillaris Reeve, 1849 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus papillaris G.B. Sowerby I, 1833)
  • Conus patens G. B. Sowerby III, 1903
  • Conus turritus G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus turritus Lamarck, 1803; Conus oltmansianus is a replacement name)
  • Sciteconus gradatulus (Weinkauff, 1875)

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 41 mm and 72 mm. The spire is elevated, gradate, with channeled whorls. The body whorl is roseate with three series of longitudinal maculations of chestnut-color, forming interrupted bands. The aperture is rosy.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.

  • Conus gradatulus patens Sowerby, G.B. III, 1903
  • Conus gradatulus patens Sowerby, G.B. III, 1903
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References
  1. Conus gradatulus Weinkauff, 1875. 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
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Sciteconus gradatulus gradatulus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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