Conus tinianus

Conus tinianus, common name the variable cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Conus tinianus
A shell of Conus tinianus from Cape Agulhas, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. tinianus
Binomial name
Conus tinianus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Floraconus) tinianus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation Conus alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 Conus aurora Lamarck, 1810 Conus fulvus G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 Conus kieneri Crosse, 1858 (nomen dubium) Conus kraussi Turton, 1932 Conus lavendulus Bartsch, 1915 (color form) Conus lavendulus approximata Turton, 1932 Conus loveni Krauss, 1848 Conus rosaceus Dillwyn, 1817 Conus secutor Crosse, 1865 Conus tenuis G. B. Sowerby II, 1833 Floraconus tinianus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Ketyconus tinianus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

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 20 mm and 60 mm. The thin shell is striated towards the base. Its color is reddish chestnut clouded with gray, and irregularly ornamented with indistinct fillets of articulated white and chestnut. The spire is obtusely convex. The apex is rose-tinted.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the east coast of South Africa.

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