Conus victoriae
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus victoriae Reeve, L.A., 1843 | |
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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. victoriae
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus victoriae Reeve, 1843
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Conus victoriae, common name the Queen Victoria cone, is a species of
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are
Taxonomy
Conus nodulosus has often been treated as a geographical variant or subspecies of C. victoriae. They have a disjunct distribution, the latter occurring from Exmouth to the Western Australia / Northern Territory border, whereas nodulosus has a distribution restricted from Geraldton to Calbary and the Abrolhos. For conservation implications, the two are here listed as distinct.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 35 and 94 mm (1.4 and 3.7 in). Conus victoriae is a mollusc-eating cone (molluscivore) possibly related to Conus textile . It differs from Conus textile in the reticulations. These are mostly smaller, arid light-colored, contrasting strongly with the bands of very dark chocolate longitudinal stripes. They are also more or less overlaid with violaceous clouds.[2]
A component of its venom, alpha conotoxin Vc1.1 (ACV1) has been shown to be a potent analgesic in pain tests in animals[3] and is a potential replacement for morphine for the treatment of neuropathic pain.[4][5]
The biology of this cone species has been extensively studied, in particular the embryonic development of its venom apparatus,[6] the expression of the venom gland proteome[7][8] and the role of the venom bulb in delivery of venom components to the radulae.[9]
Distribution
This marine species is
Gallery
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Conus victoriae Reeve, L.A., 1843
References
- ^ a b c Conus victoriae Reeve, 1843. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
- PMID 12779345.
- PMID 16979678.
- S2CID 7993153.
- PMID 21504902.
- S2CID 20311173.
- PMID 21707029.
- PMID 20818826.
- Reeve, L.A. 1843. Descriptions of new species of shells figured in the 'Conchologia Iconica'. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 11: 169–197
- Reeve, L.A. 1843. Monograph of the genus Conus. pls 1–39 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1.
- Sowerby, G.B. 1866. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London : G.B. Sowerby Vol. 3 277–331 pls 266–290.
- Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian Shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp.
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
- Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
- Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218
- 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): 1–23. PMID 26300576.
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shell and Conotoxins website
- Pain Killer Comes out of its Shell – The Age 25 July 2005
- Internet Interview with Bruce Livett
- Nervous System – Cone Snail Toxin from Untamed Science[permanent dead link]
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Cylinder victoriae victoriae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.