Conus jickelii

Conus jickelii, common name Jickeli's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus jickelii
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus jickelii Weinkauff, H.C., 1873
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. jickelii
Binomial name
Conus jickelii Weinkauff, 1873
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Phasmoconus) jickelii Weinkauff, 1873 · accepted, alternate representation Conus minutus Schröter, 1803 (treated by authors as a nomen oblitum) Cucullus quadratus Röding, 1798 (treated by authors as a nomen oblitum) Phasmoconus jickelii (Weinkauff, 1873)

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 33 mm and 51 mm. The white shell shows chocolate, irregular, longitudinal markings, and quadrangular spots in revolving series.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Aden.

References

1. Conus jickelii Weinkauff, 1873. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
• 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

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• "Phasmoconus jickelii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.