Conus bullatus facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Conus bullatus
Five views of a shell of Conus bullatus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Synonyms
Conus (Textilia) bullatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted, alternate representation Conus bullatus pongo Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1982 Conus bullatus var. articulata Dautzenberg, 1937 Conus laganum Röding, P.F., 1798 Conus nubecula Gmelin, 1791 Cucullus laganum Röding, 1798 Cucullus parvus Röding, 1798 Textilia bullata (Linnaeus, 1758) Textilia bullata f. pongo Shikama, 1977 (not available: established at infrasubspecific rank)

Conus bullatus, common name the bubble cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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 size of an adult shell varies between 42 mm and 82 mm. The thin shell is inflated and grooved below. The color of the shell is white, clouded with orange-red and chestnut, forming two ill-defined bands, with indistinct revolving rows of white and chestnut articulations. The aperture is pink.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin and Mauritius; in the Indo-West Pacific (the Philippines, New Caledonia)

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  Conus bullatus Linnaeus, C., 1758

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  Conus bullatus Linnaeus, C., 1758

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  Conus bullatus Linnaeus, C., 1758

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  Conus bullatus Linnaeus, C., 1758

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  Conus bullatus Linnaeus, C., 1758