Conus pica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2][3]

Conus pica
Two views of a shell of Conus pica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. pica
Binomial name
Conus pica
A. Adams & Reeve, 1848
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) pica A. Adams & Reeve, 1848 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus dolium Boivin, 1864
  • Graphiconus pica (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)

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 the shell varies between 23 mm and 52 mm. Its appearance closely resembles Conus spectrum and was therefore considered by G.W. Tryon a synonym of this species.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Northeast Borneo and Northeast Indonesia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus pica A. Adams & Reeve, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429900 on 2012-01-21
  2. ^ Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  3. ^ Filmer R.M. (2011) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae) - Part I. Visaya 3(2): 23-85. (July 2011)
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  • USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Graphiconus pica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.