Conus guinaicus

Conus guinaicus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk. It is part of the genus Conus, more popularly known as cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]

Conus guinaicus
Apertural view of Conus guinaicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. guinaicus
Binomial name
Conus guinaicus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Lautoconus) guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Lautoconus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 22 mm and 60 mm. The inflated shell is rather thin. The spire and lower portion of the body whorl are striate. The color of the shell is chestnut or olivaceous, with usually two bands of irregular white cloudings, and scattered white spots. The aperture has a chocolate color, faintly white-banded in the middle.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal.

Conus guinaicus with a different color and pattern
  • Conus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
  • Conus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
  • Conus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792

References
  1. Bruguière, J. G., and Hwass, C. H., 1792. Cone. Encyclopédie Méthodique: Histoire Naturelle des Vers, 1: 586–757
  2. WoRMS (2010). Conus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224280 on 2011-07-25
  3. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 65; 1879
  • http://www.coneshell.net/pages/c_guinaicus.htm
  • "Lautoconus guinaicus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
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