Californiconus californicus

Californiconus californicus
Apertural view of shell of Californiconus californicus (Hinds in Reeve, 1844), measuring 29.1 mm in height, collected at low tide in Huntington Beach, California.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Californiconus
Species:
C. californicus
Binomial name
Californiconus californicus
(Hinds in Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus californicus Reeve, 1844
  • † Conus californicus fossilis Oldroyd, 1921
  • Conus ravus Gould, 1853

Californiconus californicus, commonly called the Californian cone, is a species of small, predatory sea snail in the family Conidae, the cone snails.[2]

As both the scientific and common names suggest, this cone is found along the Californian coast.

  1. ^ Tenorio, M.J. (2013). "Californiconus californicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192254A2061473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192254A2061473.en. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Conus californicus Reeve, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.