Conus cyanostoma

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

Conus cyanostoma
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cyanostoma Adams, A., 1854
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. cyanostoma
Binomial name
Conus cyanostoma
A. Adams, 1855
Synonyms[1]
  • Austroconus cyanostoma (A. Adams, 1855)
  • Conus (Austroconus) cyanostoma A. Adams, 1855 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus coxeni Brazier, 1875
  • Conus innotabilis E. A. Smith, 1892

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 17 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific Region and off Australia (New South Wales, Queensland).

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus cyanostoma A. Adams, 1855. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426470 on 2015-05-21
  • Adams, A. 1855. Descriptions of new species of the genus Conus, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1854:116–119.
  • Brazier, J. 1875. Descriptions of ten new species of shells from the collection of Mr C. Coxen, of Brisbane, Queensland. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875: 31–34
  • Smith, E.A. 1892. Descriptions of new species of shells from New South Wales, New Guinea, the Caroline and Solomon Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891: 486–491 pp., pl. 40
  • Hedley, C. 1913. Studies of Australian Mollusca. Part XI. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 38: 258–339
  • Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
  • Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
  • Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Austroconus cyanostoma". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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