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.
Conus pennaceus behelokensis Lauer, 1989:[3] now considered to be a synonym of Conus behelokensis Lauer, 1989
Conus pennaceus echo Lauer, 1988:[4] now considered to be a synonym of Conus echo Lauer, 1989
Descriptionedit
The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 88 mm. The color of the shell varies from orange-brown to chocolate, covered by minute white spots, and overlaid by larger white triangular spots, sometimes forming bands at the shoulder, middle and base.[5]
Distributionedit
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and Kenya. The nominal species is found along the shores of the tropical Eastern Africa. The shells vary greatly in shape and colour. They often have a background with bluish or greyish hues and an orange to red brown pattern. The holotype of D. pennaceus is a stocky shell with an extremely wide shoulder that is rarely found in its range. The form elisae (Kiener, 1846) has an axially crowded pattern of tents that gives to the shells a darker aspect.
Referencesedit
^Born, I. von, 1778. Index Rerum Naturalium Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis. Pars Prima, Testacea.
Born, I. von 1778. Index rerum naturalium Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis, pl. 1, Testacea. – Verzeichniss etc. Illust. Vindobonae. Vienna : J.P. Krauss xlii 458 pp.
Bruguière, M. 1792. Encyclopédie Méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. Paris : Panckoucke Vol. 1 i–xviii, 757 pp.
Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp.
Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1810. Suite des espèces du genre Cône. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 15: 263–286, 422–442
Kiener, L.C. 1845. Spécies général et Iconographie des coquilles vivantes, comprenant la collection du Muséum d'histoire Naturelle de Paris, la collection de Lamarck, celle du Prince Massena (appartenant maintenant a M. le Baron B. Delessert) et les découvertes récentes des voyageurs. Paris : Rousseau et Baillière Vol. 2.
Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1873. Description of twelve new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873: 718–722, pl. 749
Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian Shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp.
Hinton, A. 1972. Shells of New Guinea and the Central Indo-Pacific. Milton : Jacaranda Press xviii 94 pp.
Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. Coquillages de Polynésie. Tahiti : Papéete Les editions du pacifique, pp. 1–391.
Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian Marine Shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp.
Motta, A.J. da 1982. Seventeen new cone shell names (Gastropoda: Conidae). Publicaçoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 1: 1–26
Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
Lauer, J. 1989. Complexe Textile-11e partie. Rossiniana 43: 11–18
Lauer J.M. (1992) Conus episcopus Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792 et description d'une nouvelle sous-espece de Conidae de l'Ile Maurice. Publicacoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 16: 51–56.
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
Korn, W., Niederhöfer, H.J. & Blöcher, M. 2000. Conus pennaceus from Madagascar- a complex of geographical subspecies (Gastropoda: Conidae). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) 610: 1–25
Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
Eric Monnier, Loïc Limpalaër, Alain Robin & Christophe Roux. A Taxonomic Iconography of Living Conidae 2016 Edition
Galleryedit
Below are several color forms:
Conus penanceus Born, I. von, 1778
Conus pennaceus Born, I. von, 1778
Conus pennaceus Born, I. von, 1778
Conus pennaceus Born, I. von, 1778
Conus pennaceus Born, I. von, 1778
Conus pennaceus Born, I. von, 1778
Conus pennaceus Born, I. von, 1778
Conus pennaceus Born, I. von, 1778
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus pennaceus.
The Conus Biodiversity website
"Darioconus pennaceus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
Holotype in MNHN, Paris
Fieldguide.ai
January 01, 1970
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Conus pennaceus common name the feathered cone or the episcopal cone is a species of sea snail a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae the cone snails and their allies 2 Conus pennaceus Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus pennaceus Born I von 1778 Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Gastropoda Subclass Caenogastropoda Order Neogastropoda Superfamily Conoidea Family Conidae Genus Conus Species C pennaceus Binomial name Conus pennaceusBorn 1778 1 Synonyms 2 Conus Darioconus pennaceus Born 1778 accepted alternate representation Conus aureus Roding P F 1798 invalid junior homonym of Conus aureus Hwass in Bruguiere 1792 Conus colubrinus Lamarck 1810 Conus elisae Kiener 1850 Conus episcopus Hwass in Bruguiere 1792 Conus episcopus mauritiensis Lauer 1992 Conus omaria var marmoricolor Melvill 1900 Conus pennaceus bazarutensis Fernandes amp Monteiro 1988 Conus pennaceus corbieri Blocher 1994 Conus pennaceus ganensis Delsaerdt 1988 Conus pennaceus tsara Korn Niederhofer amp Blocher 2000 Conus praelatus Hwass in Bruguiere 1792 Conus purus Pease W H 1863 1862 Conus quasimagnificus Reeve 1843 Conus racemosus G B Sowerby II 1874 Conus rubiginosus Hwass in Bruguiere 1792 Conus rubropennatus Da Motta 1982 Conus stellatus Kiener 1845 Cucullus aureus Roding 1798 junior secondary homonym of Conus aureus Hwass in Bruguiere 1792 Cucullus gentilis Roding 1798 Darioconus pennaceus Born 1778 Gastridium episcopus Salvat B amp Rives C 1975 A Conus pennaceus attacking one of a cluster of three Cymatium nicobaricum in Hawaii 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 Contents 1 Subspecies 2 Description 3 Distribution 4 References 5 Gallery 6 External linksSubspecies editConus pennaceus pennaceus Born 1778 Conus pennaceus pseudoecho Bozzetti 2013 Conus pennaceus vezoi Korn Niederhofer amp Blocher 2000 Conus pennaceus behelokensis Lauer 1989 3 now considered to be a synonym of Conus behelokensis Lauer 1989 Conus pennaceus echo Lauer 1988 4 now considered to be a synonym of Conus echo Lauer 1989Description editThe size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 88 mm The color of the shell varies from orange brown to chocolate covered by minute white spots and overlaid by larger white triangular spots sometimes forming bands at the shoulder middle and base 5 Distribution editThis species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and Kenya The nominal species is found along the shores of the tropical Eastern Africa The shells vary greatly in shape and colour They often have a background with bluish or greyish hues and an orange to red brown pattern The holotype of D pennaceus is a stocky shell with an extremely wide shoulder that is rarely found in its range The form elisae Kiener 1846 has an axially crowded pattern of tents that gives to the shells a darker aspect References edit Born I von 1778 Index Rerum Naturalium Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis Pars Prima Testacea a b Conus pennaceus Born 1778 Retrieved through World Register of Marine Species on 19 July 2011 Conus pennaceus behelokensis Lauer 1989 Retrieved through World Register of Marine Species on 3 November 2009 Conus pennaceus echo Lauer 1988 Retrieved through World Register of Marine Species on 26 November 2009 George Washington Tryon Manual of Conchology vol VI p 93 1879 Born I von 1778 Index rerum naturalium Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis pl 1 Testacea Verzeichniss etc Illust Vindobonae Vienna J P Krauss xlii 458 pp Bruguiere M 1792 Encyclopedie Methodique ou par ordre de matieres Histoire naturelle des vers Paris Panckoucke Vol 1 i xviii 757 pp Roding P F 1798 Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa Hamburg Trappii 199 pp Lamarck J B P A de M 1810 Suite des especes du genre Cone Annales du Museum National d Histoire Naturelle Paris 15 263 286 422 442 Kiener L C 1845 Species general et Iconographie des coquilles vivantes comprenant la collection du Museum d histoire Naturelle de Paris la collection de Lamarck celle du Prince Massena appartenant maintenant a M le Baron B Delessert et les decouvertes recentes des voyageurs Paris Rousseau et Bailliere Vol 2 Sowerby G B 2nd 1873 Description of twelve new species of shells Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873 718 722 pl 749 Wilson B R amp Gillett K 1971 Australian Shells illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters Sydney Reed Books 168 pp Hinton A 1972 Shells of New Guinea and the Central Indo Pacific Milton Jacaranda Press xviii 94 pp Salvat B amp Rives C 1975 Coquillages de Polynesie Tahiti Papeete Les editions du pacifique pp 1 391 Cernohorsky W O 1978 Tropical Pacific Marine Shells Sydney Pacific Publications 352 pp 68 pls Kay E A 1979 Hawaiian Marine Shells Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii Section 4 Mollusca Honolulu Hawaii Bishop Museum Press Bernice P Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol 64 4 653 pp Motta A J da 1982 Seventeen new cone shell names Gastropoda Conidae Publicacoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 1 1 26 Vine P 1986 Red Sea Invertebrates Immel Publishing London 224 pp Lauer J 1989 Complexe Textile 11e partie Rossiniana 43 11 18 Lauer J M 1992 Conus episcopus Hwass in Bruguiere 1792 et description d une nouvelle sous espece de Conidae de l Ile Maurice Publicacoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 16 51 56 Wilson B 1994 Australian Marine Shells Prosobranch Gastropods Kallaroo WA Odyssey Publishing Vol 2 370 pp Rockel D Korn W amp Kohn A J 1995 Manual of the Living Conidae Volume 1 Indo Pacific Region Wiesbaden Hemmen 517 pp Korn W Niederhofer H J amp Blocher M 2000 Conus pennaceus from Madagascar a complex of geographical subspecies Gastropoda Conidae Stuttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde Serie A Biologie 610 1 25 Filmer R M 2001 A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 1998 Backhuys Publishers Leiden 388pp Tucker J K 2009 Recent cone species database September 4 2009 Edition Eric Monnier Loic Limpalaer Alain Robin amp Christophe Roux A Taxonomic Iconography of Living Conidae 2016 EditionGallery editBelow are several color forms nbsp Conus penanceus Born I von 1778 nbsp Conus pennaceus Born I von 1778 nbsp Conus pennaceus Born I von 1778 nbsp Conus pennaceus Born I von 1778 nbsp Conus pennaceus Born I von 1778 nbsp Conus pennaceus Born I von 1778 nbsp Conus pennaceus Born I von 1778 nbsp Conus pennaceus Born I von 1778External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus pennaceus The Conus Biodiversity website Darioconus pennaceus Gastropods com Retrieved 19 July 2011 Cone Shells Knights of the Sea Holotype in MNHN Paris Fieldguide ai Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conus pennaceus amp oldid 1212629990, wikipedia, wiki, 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