Conus julii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| Drawing of a shell of Conus julii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. julii
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus julii Lienard, 1870
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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 edit
The size of the shell varies between 32 mm and 62 mm. The shell is white. The upper part of body whorl, spire and interior are tinged with pink. The body whorl also shows longitudinal chestnut striations, forming two irregular bands.[2]
Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius and the Mascarene Basin.
References edit
- Lienard, E., 1870. Description d'espèces nouvelles provenant de l'île Maurice. Journal de Conchyliologie 18: 304-305
- Lienard, E., 1871. Description d'espèces nouvelles provenant de l'île Maurice. Journal de Conchyliologie 19: 71-74
- Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J., 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific region. Hemmen: 517 pp
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23
External links edit
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Textilia julii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Syntype at MNHN, Paris