Conus leopardus

Species of sea snail

Conus leopardus

A shell of Conus leopardus, anterior end towards the bottom of the image

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

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

C. leopardus

Binomial name
Conus leopardus

(Röding, 1798)[2]

Synonyms[3]

* Conus (Lithoconus) leopardus (Röding, 1798) · accepted, alternate representation
* Conus millepunctatus Lamarck, 1822
* Conus millepunctatus var. aldrovandi Dautzenberg, 1937
* Conus pardus Link, 1807
* Cucullus leopardus Röding, 1798 (original combination)
* Lithoconus leopardus (Röding, 1798)

Conus leopardus, common name the leopard cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells, or cones.[3]

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

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The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 222 mm.

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shell of Conus leopardus

## Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascarene basin, Mauritius, and Tanzania; in the entire Indo-Pacific Region; off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).

## See also

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* Conus leopardus Dillwyn, 1817 is a synonym of Conus vexillum Gmelin, 1791

## References

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1. ^ Duda, T. (2013). "Conus leopardus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192386A2085693. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192386A2085693.en. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
2. ^ Röding, P. F., 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus Cimeliorum e Tribus Regnis Naturae Quae olim Collegerat Joa.., 2: I-VIII: 1 -199
3. ^ a b WoRMS (2010). Conus leopardus (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215464 on 28 July 2011

* Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp
* Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp
* Reeve, L.A. 1843. Monograph of the genus Conus. pls 1-39 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1.
* Dautzenberg, P. 1937. Gastéropodes marins. 3-Famille Conidae'; Résultats Scientifiques du Voyage aux Indes Orientales Néerlandaises de LL. AA. RR. Le Prince et la Princesse Lé Belgique. Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 2(18): 284 pp, 3 pls
* Demond, J. 1957. Micronesian reef associated gastropods. Pacific Science 11(3): 275-341, fig. 2, pl. 1
* Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
* Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. Queensland and Great Barrier Reef Shells. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 210 pp.
* Maes, V.O. 1967. The littoral marine mollusks of Cocos-Keeling Islands (Indian Ocean). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 119: 93-217
* Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian Shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp.
* Hinton, A. 1972. Shells of New Guinea and the Central Indo-Pacific. Milton : Jacaranda Press xviii 94 pp.
* Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. Coquillages de Polynésie. Tahiti : Papéete Les editions du pacifique, pp. 1–391.
* Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific Marine Shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls.
* Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian Marine Shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp.
* Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. 159 pp
* 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.
* Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
* Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 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

## Gallery

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* Conus leopardus (Röding, P.F., 1798)

* Conus leopardus (Röding, P.F., 1798)

* Conus leopardus (Röding, P.F., 1798)

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus leopardus.

* "Lithoconus leopardus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
* Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea

Taxon identifiers

Conus leopardus|

* Wikidata: Q2849535
* AFD: Conus_(Lithoconus)_leopardus
* BOLD: 85058
* CoL: 5ZXS5
* GBIF: 5728379
* iNaturalist: 84255
* IUCN: 192386
* NCBI: 101306
* OBIS: 215464
* Open Tree of Life: 261278
* Paleobiology Database: 147865
* SeaLifeBase: 87060
* WoRMS: 849921

Cucullus leopardus|

* Wikidata: Q109556128
* CoL: 329D4
* GBIF: 8287260