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

Conus betulinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. betulinus
Binomial name
Conus betulinus
Synonyms[2]
  • Cleobula betulina (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Conus (Dendroconus) betulinus Linnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus betulinus rufoluteus Bozzetti & Ferrario, 2005
  • Conus betulinus var. alternans Dautzenberg, 1937
  • Conus betulinus var. immaculata Dautzenberg, 1906
  • Conus betulinus var. medusa Gmelin, 1791
  • Conus betulinus var. paucimaculata Dautzenberg, 1937
  • Conus betulinus var. plurizonata Dautzenberg, 1937
  • Conus betulinus var. scripta Dautzenberg, 1937
  • Conus betulinus var. tabulata Dautzenberg, 1937
  • Conus deprehendens Prelle, 2009
  • Conus zulu Petuch, 1979
  • Cucullus lacteus Röding, 1798
  • Cucullus medusae Röding, 1798
  • Cucullus tigris Röding, 1798
  • Dendroconus betulinus(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Gastridium betulinus Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 170 mm. The color of the shell is yellow orange-brown, or white, with revolving series of spots, and short lines of chocolate upon narrow white bands. The spire is radiated with chocolate. The base of the shell is strongly grooved.[3]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off

Also off Indo-China, Indo-Malaysia, Philippines, New Caledonia,
Solomon Islands and Queensland, Australia.

References

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  1. ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus betulinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192298A2068299. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192298A2068299.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Conus betulinus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
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