Conus hieroglyphus

Short description: Species of sea snail

Conus hieroglyphus

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus hieroglyphus Duclos, P.L., 1833
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Superfamily:  | Conoidea
Family:  | Conidae
Genus:  | Conus
Species:  |

C. hieroglyphus

Binomial name
Conus hieroglyphus

Pierre-Louis Duclos (fr), 1833

Synonyms[1]

* Arubaconus hieroglyphus (Duclos, 1833)
* Conus (Ductoconus) hieroglyphus Duclos, 1833 · accepted, alternate representation
* Conus armillatus C. B. Adams, 1850
* Gladioconus hieroglyphus (Duclos, 1833)

Conus hieroglyphus, common name the hieroglyphic 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.

## Contents

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

## Distribution

This marine species occurs off Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles.

## Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 23 mm.[2] The white shell shows revolving series of spots and irregular or cloud-like markings of orange, chestnut or chocolate, often forming interrupted bands. The base is grooved. The spire has a single broad sulcus.[3]

## Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 6 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 6 m.[2]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus hieroglyphus Duclos, 1833. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
3. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences (described as Conus proteus Hwass)

* Adams, C. B. 1850. Description of supposed new species of marine shells which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology, 4: 56–68, 109–123
* 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
* "Arubaconus hieroglyphus" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_3967.shtml.

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