Conus aulicus, common name the princely cone, is a species of a predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Conus aulicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. aulicus
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| Conus aulicus | |
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Description edit
The size of an adult shell varies between 65 mm and 163 mm. The shell is rather narrow and has an elevated spire. The color of the shell is chocolate-brown, covered by elevated close revolving lines of darker color. The surface is irregularly overlaid by subtriangular white spots, some of which are very large. The operculum is a very minute square on the dorsal surface of the hinder part of the foot.
The proboscis of Conus aulicus is varied with red and white.[3]
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Chagos[2] and Mauritius;[2] in the Indo-Pacific Region (excl. Hawaii).
References edit
- ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus aulicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192563A2116090. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192563A2116090.en. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus aulicus Linnaeus, 1758. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215471 on 2015-07-18
- ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology, vol. VI p. 93; 1879
- Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius
- 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
- 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
External links edit
- "Darioconus aulicus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- Conus Biodiversity Website: Conus aulicus
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
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The color pattern of the shell of C. aulicus -
Conus aulicus Linnaeus, C., 1758 -
Conus aulicus Linnaeus, C., 1758 -
C. aulicus
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