Conus auratinus
| Conus auratinus | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Conus auratinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. auratinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus auratinus da Motta, 1982
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conus auratinus 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.
Description
The shell of Conus auratinus ranges in size from about 55 mm to 120 mm. It is a relatively large cone snail. Live specimens are rarely seen; many known examples are from dead or empty shells. The shell is smooth, and the species belongs to the "tented cones," which tend to have elongated, narrow apertures and often display delicate patterning.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Central and the West Pacific Ocean.
References
- ^ Morrison, H. & Lorenz, F. (2025). "Conus auratinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T192432A250218202. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T192432A250218202.en. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Conus auratinus da Motta, 1982. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Conus auratinus Marshall Islands". www.underwaterkwaj.com. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218
- * 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
- "Darioconus auratinus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.