Conus guinaicus

Conus guinaicus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk. It is part of the genus Conus, more popularly known as cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[2]

Conus guinaicus
Apertural view of Conus guinaicus
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. guinaicus
Binomial name
Conus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792[1]
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Lautoconus) gambiensis (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018) Conus (Lautoconus) guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Conus (Lautoconus) pineaui Pin, 1989 Conus (Lautoconus) taslei Kiener, 1850 Conus gambiensis (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018) Conus luridus A. Adams, 1854 Conus pineaui Pin, 1989 Conus taslei Kiener, 1850 Lautoconus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Lautoconus pineaui (Pin, 1989) Lautoconus taslei (Kiener, 1850) Lautoconus wolof Petuch & Berschauer, 2018 Varioconus guinaicus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)· accepted, alternate representation

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 21.6 mm and 60 mm. The inflated shell is rather thin. The spire and lower portion of the body whorl are striate. The color of the shell is chestnut or olivaceous, with usually two bands of irregular white cloudings, and scattered white spots. The aperture has a chocolate color, faintly white-banded in the middle.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal and Gambia.

Conus guinaicus with a different color and pattern

Gallery

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  Conus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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  Conus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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  Conus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792