Conus franciscanus

Short description: Species of sea snail

Conus franciscanus

Conus franciscanus

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Superfamily:  | Conoidea
Family:  | Conidae
Genus:  | Conus
Species:  |

C. franciscanus

Binomial name
Conus franciscanus

Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Synonyms[2]

* Conus (Lautoconus) franciscanus Bruguière, 1792
* Conus (Lautoconus) hybridus Kiener, 1847 · accepted, alternate representation
* Conus hybridus Kiener, 1847
* Lautoconus franciscanus (Bruguière, 1792)
* Lautoconus hybridus Kiener, 1845
* Varioconus franciscanus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)· accepted, alternate representation

Conus hybridus Kiener, L.C., 1845

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

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.

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 22 mm and 47 mm. It resembles Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791, but its color is darker.

## Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal.

## References

1. ↑ Monnier, E. (2012). "Conus hybridus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192709A2146547.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192709/2146547. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Conus franciscanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429965 on 2020-09-07

* Kiener L.C. 1844–1850. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (Conus, Lam.), pp. 1–379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1–48 (1846); 49–160 (1847); 161–192 (1848); 193–240 (1849); 241-[379](assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2–3, 5, 7–32, 34–36, 38, 40–50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51–52, 54–56, 57–68, 74–77 (1846); 1, 69–73, 78–103 (1847); 104–106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108–111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière
* Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
* Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
* 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

* Bruguière J.G. (1789-1792). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers, volume 1. Paris: Pancoucke. Pp. i-xviii, 1-344
* The Conus Biodiversity website
* "Lautoconus hybridus" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_3940.shtml.

Wikidata ☰ Q1608970 entry

0.00

(0 votes)

Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus franciscanus. Read more

|

Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Biology:Conus_franciscanus&oldid=4502569"