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{{short description|Species of sea snail}}
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| image = WLA hmns Conus milneedwardsi.jpg
| image = Conus bengalensis 001.jpg
| image_caption =Shell of ''Conus bengalensis'' (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
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| taxon = Conus bengalensis
| taxon = Conus bengalensis
| authority =(Okutani, 1968)
| authority =(Okutani, 1968)
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 22 April 2024">{{cite iucn |author=Kohn, A. |date=2013 |title=''Conus bengalensis'' |volume=2013 |page=e.T192738A2153075|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192738A2153075.en |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref>
| synonyms_ref = <ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|215465|''Conus bengalensis'' (Okutani, 1968)||27 March 2010}}</ref>
| synonyms_ref = <ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|215465|''Conus bengalensis'' (Okutani, 1968)||27 March 2010}}</ref>
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* ''Conus (Cylinder) bengalensis'' <small>Okutani, 1968</small> · accepted, alternate representation
* ''Conus (Cylinder) bengalensis'' <small>Okutani, 1968</small> · accepted, alternate representation
* ''Cylinder bengalensis'' <small>(Okutani, 1968)</small>
* ''Cylinder bengalensis'' <small>(Okutani, 1968)</small> (synonym: ''Conus (Cylinder) bengalensis robustus'' <small>Tove, 2023</small>)
* ''Darioconus bengalensis'' <small>Okutani, 1968</small> (original description)
* ''Darioconus bengalensis'' <small>Okutani, 1968</small> (original description)
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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.
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.

;Subspecies:
* ''Conus bengalensis bengalensis'' <small>(Okutani, 1968)</small>
* ''Conus bengalensis robustus'' <small>Tove, 2023</small>
* ''Conus bengalensis sumbawaensis'' <small>(Verbinnen, 2022)</small>: synonym of ''[[Conus sumbawaensis]]'' <small>(Verbinnen, 2022)</small> (superseded rank)


==Description==
==Description==
The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 148 mm.
The size of the shell varies between 60&nbsp;mm and 148&nbsp;mm.
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{{Expand section|date=July 2015}}


==Distribution==
==Distribution==
This marine species occurs off the [[Bay of Bengal]], the [[Andaman Sea]], [[Burma]] and [[Thailand]]
This marine species occurs in deeper waters off the [[Bay of Bengal]], the [[Andaman Sea]], [[Burma]] and [[Thailand]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* MacDonald & Co (1979). ''The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells.'' MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.
* MacDonald & Co (1979). ''The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells.'' MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.
* Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. (1995). ''A Manual of Living Conidae''. Verlag Christa. Wiesbaden : Hemmen. 358 pp.
* Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. (1995). ''A Manual of Living Conidae''. Verlag Christa. Wiesbaden : Hemmen. 358 pp.
* [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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]
* Tove, M. (2023). Reassessment of the Indo-Pacific “Glory Cones”. Gloria Maris. 61(3): 135-143
==External links==
* [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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]


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The ''Conus'' Biodiversity website]
* [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The ''Conus'' Biodiversity website]
* [http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea]
* [http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea]
* [http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_780.shtml Gastropods.com: ''Cylinder bengalensis'']
* {{Gastropods.com|key=0|id=780|title=''Cylinder bengalensis''|access-date=15 January 2019}}


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[[Category:Conus|bengalensis]]
[[Category:Conus|bengalensis]]
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Latest revision as of 23:19, 30 December 2024

Conus bengalensis
Shell of Conus bengalensis (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. bengalensis
Binomial name
Conus bengalensis
(Okutani, 1968)
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Cylinder) bengalensis Okutani, 1968 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Cylinder bengalensis (Okutani, 1968) (synonym: Conus (Cylinder) bengalensis robustus Tove, 2023)
  • Darioconus bengalensis Okutani, 1968 (original description)

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

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.

Subspecies
  • Conus bengalensis bengalensis (Okutani, 1968)
  • Conus bengalensis robustus Tove, 2023
  • Conus bengalensis sumbawaensis (Verbinnen, 2022): synonym of Conus sumbawaensis (Verbinnen, 2022) (superseded rank)

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 148 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in deeper waters off the Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Sea, Burma and Thailand

References

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  1. ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus bengalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192738A2153075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192738A2153075.en. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Conus bengalensis (Okutani, 1968). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  • MacDonald & Co (1979). The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.
  • Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. (1995). A Manual of Living Conidae. Verlag Christa. Wiesbaden : Hemmen. 358 pp.
  • Tove, M. (2023). Reassessment of the Indo-Pacific “Glory Cones”. Gloria Maris. 61(3): 135-143
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  • Conus bengalensis (Okutani, T.A., 1968)
    Conus bengalensis (Okutani, T.A., 1968)
  • Conus bengalensis (Okutani, T.A., 1968)
    Conus bengalensis (Okutani, T.A., 1968)
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