Conus sculletti
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| Apertural and abapertural views of the shell of Conus sculletti Marsh, J.A., 1962 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. sculletti |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus sculletti Marsh, 1962 | |
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Conus sculletti, common name Scullett's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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 shell's shape is elongated with concave sides, a sharply angled shoulder, and a flat to low spire. The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 50 mm. The shells consist of a white background with orange-brown patches, typically arranged in distinct bands.[2]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales and Queensland.
References
- 1 2 Conus sculletti Marsh, 1962. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ↑ "Conus sculletti". seashellsofnsw.org.au. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- Marsh, J.A. (1962). "Two New Cone Shells (Mollusca, Conidae) from Queensland". Journal of the Malacological Soci. 1 (6): 40–42. doi:10.1080/00852988.1962.10673789.
- Wilson, Barry (1994). Australian Marine Shells: Prosobranch Gastropods (neogastropods). Kallaroo, WA: Odyssey. ISBN 9780646152271.
- Röckel, Dieter; Korn, Werner; Kohn, Alan J. (1995). Manual of the Living Conidae. Wiesbaden: Hemmen. ISBN 9783925919176.
- Tucker, John K.; Tenorio, Manuel J. (2009). Systematic Classification of Recent and Fossil Conoidean Gastropods with Keys to the Genera of Cone Shells (1st ed.). Hackenheim: ConchBooks. ISBN 9783939767268.
- Puillandre, N.; Duda, T. F.; Meyer, C.; Olivera, B. M.; Bouchet, P. (5 September 2014). "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Endemoconus sculletti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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