Conus parvatus

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

Conus parvatus
Five views of a shell of Conus parvatus Walls, J.G., 1979
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. parvatus
Binomial name
Conus parvatus
Walls, 1979
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Harmoniconus) parvatus Walls, 1979 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus musicus parvatus Walls, 1979 (original rank)
  • Conus parvatus sharmiensis Wils, 1986
  • Conus pusillus Reeve, 1843 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus pusillus Lamarck, 1810)
  • Conus pusillus G. B. Sowerby II, 1857 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus pusillus Lamarck, 1810)
  • Harmoniconus parvatus (Walls, 1979)

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.

The subspecies Conus parvatus sharmiensis Wils, 1986 is a synonym of Conus parvatus Walls, 1979

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, the Mascarene Basin, off North Transkei, off Western Thailand, Indian Ocean Maldives.

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References
  1. Conus parvatus Walls, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Harmoniconus parvatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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