Conus catus

Conus catus
Shell of Conus catus
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. catus
Binomial name
Conus catus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Pionoconus) catus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus catus var. fuscoolivaceus Dautzenberg, 1937
  • Conus catus var. granulata Wils, 1971 (unavailable name)
  • Conus catus var. rubrapapillosa Dautzenberg, 1937
  • Conus collisus var. granulosus Barros e Cunha, 1933 (invalid: junior homonym of C. arenatus var. granulosa Lamarck, 1822)
  • Conus discrepans G.B. Sowerby II, 1833
  • Conus reflectus G. B. Sowerby III, 1877
  • Conus reflexus G. B. Sowerby III, 1887
  • Cucullus nubilis Röding, 1798
  • Pionoconus catus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

Conus catus, common name the cat cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

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.

  1. ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus catus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192367A2081113. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192367A2081113.en. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Conus catus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 July 2011.