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

Conus proximus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. proximus
Binomial name
Conus proximus
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) proximus G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus proximus cebuensis Wils, 1990
  • Conus pulcher A. Adams, 1855, not [Lightfoot]
  • Phasmoconus proximus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1860)
  • Textilia proxima (G.B. Sowerby II, 1860)

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.

The subspecies Conus proximus cebuensis Wils, 1990 has become a synonym of Conus cebuensis Wils, 1990

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 22 mm and 45 mm. The shell is coronated. Its color is yellowish white, marbled and streaked with chestnut, with minute revolving lines of granules which are often somewhat articulated red-brown and white.[3]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific Region: the Philippines; New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu the Solomon Islands and Fiji.

References

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  1. ^ Sowerby (ii), G. B. Jr., 1859. Descriptions of New Shells in the Collection of H. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.
  2. ^ a b Conus proximus G. B. Sowerby II, 1859. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
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  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Phasmoconus proximus proximus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.