Malacology
Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.
Amphiurgus Cone
Dall, 1889
Conus amphiurgus
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Neogastropoda
Family:
Conidae
Image Voucher:
ANSP 338357, ANSP 253741
Shell Information
Length (mm): 35-54
Dextral
Chirality:
The amphiurgus cone has faint spiral ribs. The spire has a pattern of alternating white and orange-brown splotches that continues to the shoulder of the body whorl. Most of the body whorl is yellow to yellow-orange with a line of large white spots at its center and lines of small irregular orange-brown spots.
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Depth (m):
North Carolina to Columbia
9 to 61 meters
Diet:
Carnivore
Habitat:
Marine; Benthic
Misc. Facts
Citations
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Conus amphiurgus Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420199 on 2021-09-01
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. Garc�a. 29. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579�699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico�Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/