Conus cervus, common name the pallisade cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cervus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822 | |
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. cervus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus cervus Lamarck, 1822
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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 edit
The size of the shell varies between 83 mm and 116 mm. The large, thin shell is cylindrically inflated. Its color is pale rosy yellow, encircled by lines and bands of chestnut and white spots, and hieroglyphic markings.[3]
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and the Moluccas.
References edit
- ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus cervus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192732A2151845. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192732A2151845.en. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b Conus cervus Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
- 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus cervus.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Textilia cervus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.