Conus pauperculus

Conus pauperculus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]

Conus pauperculus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus pauperculus Sowerby, G.B. I, 1834
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. pauperculus
Binomial name
Conus pauperculus
G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) pauperculus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Nitidoconus pauperculus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
  • Stephanoconus pauperculus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)

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 20 mm and 40 mm. The thin shell is narrow. Its color is olivaceous, with a flesh-colored central band, and numerous revolving series of small chestnut spots.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Okinawa, Japan

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References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2010). Conus pauperculus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430047 on 2012-01-21
  2. Filmer R.M. (2010) A taxonomic review of the Conus boeticus Reeve complex (Gastropoda - Conidae). Visaya 2(6): 21-80.
  3. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
  • To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Stephanoconus pauperculus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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