Conus typhon, common name the typhon cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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 the shell varies between 28 mm and 91 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from the Port Elizabeth area in South Africa to the coast of East Africa.[2]
References
- ^ a b Conus typhon Kilburn, 1975. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ “iSpecies”. ispecies.org. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- 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): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- “Kioconus typhon“. Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.