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.
Crown Cone
Gmelin, 1791
Conus regius
Class:
Order:
Family:
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Conidae
Shell Information
Length (mm): 50-75
Dextral
Chirality:
The crown cone is relatively thick shell with a blunt spire. It has faint spiral ribs some of which are beaded. It is usually a warm brown color with patches of white that can vary dramatically in size making some looks mostly white.
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Depth (m):
East Florida to Brazil
0 to 95 meters
Diet:
Carnivore; They eat a variety of anellids including christmas tree worms, feather dusters, fireworms, ect.
Habitat:
Marine; Coral reefs
Misc. Facts
Citations
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Conus regius Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420220 on 2021-09-03
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.
Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (214). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics. https://doi.org/1.116/j.ecoinf.214.8.5.
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.