Conus furvus

Conus furvus
Apertural view of Conus furvus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. furvus
Binomial name
Conus furvus Reeve, 1843 [1]
Synonyms[2]
Calibanus cecilei Kiener, L.C., 1845 Calibanus crepusculum Reeve, L.A., 1844 Calibanus furvus (Reeve, 1843) Conus aegrotus Reeve, 1849 Conus albicans G. B. Sowerby II, 1857 Conus albus G. B. Sowerby III, 1887 Conus buxeus Reeve, 1844 Conus cecilei Kiener, 1845 Conus crepusculum Reeve, 1844 Conus granifer Reeve, 1849 Conus lignarius Reeve, 1843 Conus multilineatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1875 Conus neobuxeus da Motta, 1991 Conus nivalis da Motta, 1985 Conus polygrammus Tomlin, 1937 Conus turritinus da Motta, 1985

Conus furvus, common name the dark cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. ^[2]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 71 mm. The ground color of the shell is pale brown, with fine close lines of chestnut-brown, and one or two paler bands. The shoulder ( = the angulation of the shell whorls) is somewhat obtuse. The spire is concavely elevated, with an acute apex. The spire is uniform pale brown. ^[3] Tryon describes the variety furvus with this special characteristics. The revolving lines are broken up into minute dots The form is somewhat narrower. Some of the spire whorls are finely beaded. ^[3]

Distribution

This is an Indo-Pacific species. The type locality is Port Sacloban, Leyte Island in the Philippines. The species occurs along the Andaman Islands, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and from the Philippines to Japan. It is also found in the South China Sea.

References

1. ^ Reeve, L. A., 1843. Monograph of the genus Conus. Conchologia Iconica, i: figures and descriptions of the shells of molluscs; with remarks on their affinities, synonymy, and geographical distribution, 1. Conus
2. ^ ^{a b} WoRMS (2010). Conus furvus Reeve, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428130 on 2011-07-23
3. ^ ^{a b} George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 51; 1879 (described as Conus lignarius)

• Conus lignarius - Some information on this species
• 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 4th 2009 Edition
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp

External links

• The Conus biodiversity website
• Gastropods.com: Calibanus furvus; accessed : 23 July 2011