Conus melvilli espèce demollusques gastéropodes marins de lafamille desConidae .
Comme toutes les espèces du genreConus prédateurs etvenimeux . Ils sont capables de « piquer » les humains et doivent donc être manipulés avec précaution, voire pas du tout.
La taille de la coquille varie entre18 mm et32 mm . La coquille solide est abrégée subcylindrique, et obtusément angulée. Elle est lisse et crénelée-sulcinée à l'avant. La couleur est blanc grisâtre, avec des nuages longitudinaux brun cannelle, et des lignes ondulées tournantes. Les interstices présentent quelques lignes longitudinales courbes. La spire obtuse est strigée de brun. L'ouverture est teintée de brun[ 1]
Cette espèce marine est présente au large d'Oman , dans leGolfe Persique et peut-être au large desMaldives .
Selon l'analyse de l'UICN réalisée en 2011 pour la définition du niveau de risque d'extinction, cette espèce est endémique de la côte d'Oman, du golfe Persique au sud. Cette espèce a une aire de répartition restreinte et est susceptible d'être menacée par des événements de pollution marine, en particulier par l'industrie pétrolière qui est répandue dans la région. D'après cette menace, elle est présente dans moins de dix endroits. L'espèce n'a jamais été abondante, mais elle est très rare aujourd'hui. On peut donc en déduire que le nombre d'individus a connu un déclin continu, qui devrait se poursuivre. L'espèce a donc été inscrite sur la liste des espècesvulnérables [ 2]
L'espèceConus melvilli a été décrite pour la première fois en 1879 par leconchyliologiste ,éditeur etillustrateur britannique George Brettingham Sowerby III dans « Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London »[ 3] , [ 4]
Conus (Quasiconus) melvilli G. B. Sowerby III, 1879 · appellation alternativeConus boschi Clover, 1972 · non acceptéConus pusio G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 · non acceptéQuasiconus melvilli (G. B. Sowerby III, 1879) · non acceptéListe des espèces du genreConus
Selon leWorld Register of Marine Species (21 octobre 2023) [ 5] †) :
Conus abbas Conus abbreviatus Conus abrolhosensis Conus abruptus Conus academicus Conus achatinus Conus acrotholoides Conus acutangulus Conus adami Conus adamsonii Conus adelaidae Conus adenensis Conus admirationis Conus adversarius Conus advertex Conus aemulator Conus aemulus Conus aequipunctatus Conus aequiquadratus Conus africanus Conus aito Conus alabaster Conus alainallaryi Conus albellus Conus albuquerquei Conus alconnelli Conus alexandrei Conus alexandrinus Conus alexisallaryi Conus alfi Conus algoensis Conus aliwalensis Conus allaryi Conus amadis Conus ambiguus Conus ammiralis Conus amoni Conus amphiurgus Conus amplus Conus anabelae Conus andamanensis Conus andremenezi Conus anemone Conus angasi Conus angioiorum Conus annegretae Conus anningae Conus antiquus Conus antoniaensis Conus antoniomonteiroi Conus aplustre Conus aquensis Conus arafurensis Conus araneosus Conus arangoi Conus archiepiscopus Conus archon Conus ardisiaceus Conus arenatus Conus ariejoostei Conus aristophanes Conus armadillo Conus armentrouti Conus armoricus Conus arnztenii Conus arthuri Conus artoptus Conus asheri Conus asiaticus Conus asterousiaensis Conus ateralbus Conus athenae Conus attenuatus Conus augur Conus aulacophorus Conus aulicus Conus aurantius Conus auratinus Conus aureonimbosus Conus aureopunctatus Conus aureus Conus auricomus Conus aurisiacus Conus australis Conus austroviola Conus axelrodi Conus babaensis Conus baeri Conus bahamensis Conus bairstowi Conus balabacensis Conus baldichieri Conus balerensis Conus balteatus Conus bandanus Conus bantamensis Conus baochauae Conus barbara Conus barbieri Conus barthelemyi Conus bartschi Conus basunii Conus bayani Conus bayeri Conus beatrix Conus behelokensis Conus belairensis Conus belizeanus Conus bellacoensis Conus bellocqae Conus bellulus Conus bengalensis Conus berdulinus Conus berghausi Conus bessei Conus betulinoides Conus betulinus Conus beyerae Conus biliosus Conus binghamae Conus bitleri Conus bizona Conus blanfordianus Conus blatteus Conus boavistensis Conus bocagei Conus bocki Conus boeticus Conus bondarevi Conus bonfigliolii Conus bonneti Conus borgesi Conus boui Conus boutetorum Conus brandonensis Conus bratcherae Conus brettinghami Conus brianhayesi Conus brianoi Conus brocchii Conus broderipii Conus bronnii Conus bruguieresi Conus brunneobandatus Conus brunneofilaris Conus brunneus Conus bruuni Conus bulbus Conus bullatus Conus burryae Conus busuegoi Conus buxeus Conus byssinus Conus cacellensis Conus cadonensis Conus caillaudii Conus calhetae Conus calvimontanus Conus canariensis Conus cancellatus Conus canonicus Conus cantamessae Conus capitanellus Conus capitaneus Conus capreolus Conus caracteristicus Conus carcellesi Conus cardinalis Conus cargilei Conus carinatus Conus carioca Conus carlottae Conus carnalis Conus cashi Conus castaneus Conus cathyae Conus catus Conus caysalensis Conus cebuensis Conus cedonulli Conus cepasi Conus ceruttii Conus cervus Conus ceylanensis Conus chaldaeus Conus charigi Conus cheribonensis Conus chiangi Conus chiapponorum Conus chindeensis Conus chytreus Conus ciderryi Conus cinereus Conus cingulatus Conus circae Conus circumcisus Conus clarus Conus clavatulus Conus clerii Conus climax Conus cloveri Conus cocceus Conus coccineus Conus coelinae Conus coffeae Conus coffeebayensis Conus collisus Conus colmani Conus colombi Conus colombianus Conus coltrorum Conus columbianus Conus complicatus Conus compressus Conus conco Conus conoponderosus Conus consors Conus conspersus Conus convexus Conus corallinus Conus corbieri Conus cordigera Conus coronatus Conus cosmetulus Conus costellatus Conus cresnensis Conus crocatus Conus crosnieri Conus crotchii Conus cuna Conus cuneolus Conus curassaviensis Conus curralensis Conus cuspidatus Conus cuvieri Conus cyanostoma Conus cylindraceus Conus cymbioides Conus dalli Conus damianakisi Conus damottai Conus dampierensis Conus dangdami Conus danilai Conus daphne Conus darkini Conus daucus Conus daullei Conus davolii Conus dayriti Conus decollatus Conus decoratus Conus decussatus Conus dedonderi Conus delanoyae Conus dellabellai Conus denizi Conus dennanti Conus deperditus Conus deprinsi Conus desidiosus Conus desiradensis Conus devorsinei Conus deynzerorum Conus diadema Conus diannae Conus dianthus Conus diminutus Conus dingleanus Conus dispar Conus distans Conus djarianensis Conus dominicanus Conus donnae Conus dorotheae Conus dorreensis Conus duffyi Conus dusaveli Conus ebraeus Conus eburneus Conus echinophilus Conus echo Conus edaphus Conus ednae Conus eduardi Conus edwardpauli Conus elatus Conus eldredi Conus eleutheraensis Conus emaciatus Conus empressae Conus encaustus Conus epiensis Conus episcopatus Conus episcopus Conus epistomium Conus equiminaensis Conus erbi Conus ermineus Conus ernesti Conus ernestojavieri Conus erythraeensis Conus eschewegi Conus escondidai Conus espingueirensis Conus estellae Conus eusebioi Conus evansi Conus eversoni Conus everwijni Conus excelsus Conus exiguus Conus eximius Conus explorator Conus extensus Conus felitae Conus felix Conus fenestratus Conus fennemai Conus fergusoni Conus fernandesi Conus ferrugineus Conus figulinus Conus fijisulcatus Conus filmeri Conus fischoederi Conus flamingo Conus flammeacolor Conus flavescens Conus flavidus Conus flavus Conus flavusalbus Conus floccatus Conus floridanus Conus floridulus Conus floridus Conus fonsecai Conus fosteri Conus fragilissimus Conus franciscanus Conus franciscoi Conus franklinae Conus fraserorum Conus freitasi Conus friedae Conus frigidus Conus fuerteventurensis Conus fulgetrum Conus fulmen Conus fumigatus Conus furnae Conus furvoides Conus furvus Conus fuscatus Conus fuscocingulatus Conus fuscoflavus Conus fuscolineatus Conus fusellinus Conus gabelishi Conus galeao Conus galeyi Conus gallicus Conus garciai Conus garrisoni Conus garywilsoni Conus gauguini Conus gembacanus Conus generalis Conus genuanus Conus geographus Conus gerthi Conus gibsonsmithorum Conus gigasulcatus Conus gilvus Conus giorossii Conus gisellelieae Conus gladiator Conus glans Conus glaucus Conus glenni Conus glicksteini Conus gloriakiiensis Conus gloriamaris Conus glorioceanus Conus goajira Conus gondwanensis Conus gonsaloi Conus goudeyi Conus gouldi Conus gracianus Conus gracilispira Conus gradatulus Conus gradatus Conus grahami Conus granarius Conus grangeri Conus granulatus Conus granum Conus gratacapii Conus guanahacabibensis Conus guanche Conus guarapari Conus gubernator Conus guinaicus Conus habui Conus hamamotoi Conus hamanni Conus hamiltonensis Conus hanshassi Conus harasewychi Conus hardi Conus harlandi Conus havanensis Conus haytensis Conus hazinorum Conus helgae Conus hendersoni Conus hendricksi Conus hennequini Conus herklotsi Conus hervillardi Conus heterospira Conus hieroglyphus Conus hilli Conus hirasei Conus hoaraui Conus hochstetteri Conus hoernesi Conus honkeri Conus honkerorum Conus huberianus Conus hughmorrisoni Conus hulshofi Conus humerosus Conus hungaricus Conus hyaena Conus hypermeces Conus ickei Conus ictini Conus ignotus Conus immelmani Conus imperialis Conus inconstans Conus indefatigabilis Conus indomaris Conus inesae Conus infinitus Conus infrenatus Conus inscriptus Conus insulae Conus insularis Conus iodostoma Conus isabelarum Conus jacarusoi Conus janus Conus javanus Conus jenkinsi Conus jickelii Conus jocus Conus jonsingletoni Conus jorioi Conus josephinae Conus jourdani Conus jucundus Conus judaeus Conus juliaallaryae Conus julieandreae Conus julii Conus junghuhni Conus kaesleri Conus kahlbrocki Conus kaiserae Conus kalafuti Conus karamanensis Conus karikalensis Conus karlschmidti Conus karubenthos Conus kawamurai Conus keatii Conus kendrewi Conus kersteni Conus kerstitchi Conus kevani Conus kiicumulus Conus kinoshitai Conus kintoki Conus kirkandersi Conus klemae Conus knudseni Conus kolaceki Conus kostini Conus koukae Conus krabiensis Conus kremerorum Conus kulkulcan Conus kuroharai Conus kutaiensis Conus kwajaleinensis Conus labuanbajanus Conus lamberti Conus lamyi Conus largilliertii Conus lariniorum Conus laterculatus Conus laueri Conus laurenti Conus lauriatragei Conus lecourtorum Conus leehmani Conus leekremeri Conus legatus Conus lemniscatus Conus lenavati Conus leobottonii Conus leobrerai Conus leopardus Conus letkesensis Conus levis Conus levistimpsoni Conus lienardi Conus ligatus Conus lightbourni Conus limpusi Conus lindae Conus lineoeburneus Conus lineopunctatus Conus lischkeanus Conus litoglyphus Conus litteratus Conus lividus Conus lizardensis Conus lobitensis Conus locumtenens Conus lohri Conus lombardii Conus longilineus Conus loochooensis Conus loomisi Conus loriae Conus loroisii Conus losariensis Conus lozeti Conus lucaya Conus luciae Conus lugubris Conus luizcoutoi Conus lulii Conus luteus Conus lyelli Conus lynceus Conus maaboensis Conus maculiferus Conus maculospira Conus madagascariensis Conus madecassinus Conus maduranus Conus magellanicus Conus magnificus Conus magnottei Conus magus Conus maioensis Conus malabaricus Conus malacanus Conus malcolmi Conus maldivus Conus manusensis Conus mappa Conus marchionatus Conus mariaodeteae Conus marielae Conus marileeae Conus marimaris Conus markpagei Conus marmoreus Conus martensi Conus martini Conus martinianus Conus marysae Conus mascarenensis Conus mauryi Conus maya Conus mazzolii Conus mcbridei Conus medoci Conus medvedevi Conus melvilli G. B. Sowerby III, 1879Conus menkrawitensis Conus mercati Conus mercator Conus merletti Conus metcalfii Conus miamiensis Conus michelcharlesi Conus micropunctatus Conus miles Conus milesi Conus miliaris Conus milneedwardsi Conus miniexcelsus Conus minnamurra Conus miruchae Conus mitratus Conus moissettei Conus molis Conus moluccensis Conus monachus Conus moncuri Conus monicae Conus monile Conus monilifer Conus montillai Conus moolenbeeki Conus moravicus Conus moreleti Conus morrisoni Conus mosterti Conus moylani Conus mozambicus Conus mpenjatiensis Conus mucronatus Conus mulderi Conus multiliratus Conus muriculatus Conus murravianus Conus mus Conus musicus Conus mustelinus Conus nahoonensis Conus namocanus Conus nanshaensis Conus nanus Conus naranjus Conus natalaurantius Conus natalis Conus navarroi Conus negroides Conus nemo Conus neocostatus Conus neptunus Conus neumayri Conus newtoni Conus ngai Conus ngaorum Conus ngavianus Conus ngocngai Conus niasensis Conus niasensis Conus nicopuillandrei Conus niederhoeferi Conus nielsenae Conus nigricolor Conus nigromaculatus Conus nigropunctatus Conus nimbosus Conus nobilis Conus nobrei Conus nocturnus Conus nodulosus Conus norai Conus norpothi Conus nucleus Conus nunesi Conus nussatella Conus nux Conus nybakkeni Conus oboesus Conus obscurus Conus ochroleucus Conus odengensis Conus oishii Conus oligistus Conus olssoni Conus omaria Conus orion Conus ornatissimus Conus ortneri Conus ostrinus Conus oualeiriensis Conus ozennii Conus palabuanensis Conus pamotanensis Conus papilliferus Conus papuensis Conus paraguana Conus paramagnificus Conus paranobilis Conus parascalaris Conus parius Conus parvatus Conus paschalli Conus pascuensis Conus patae Conus patamakanthini Conus patglicksteinae Conus patriceae Conus patricius Conus paukstisi Conus paulae Conus pauperculus Conus pavillardae Conus peasei Conus pelagicus Conus peli Conus pellisserpentis Conus penchaszadehi Conus pennaceus Conus pergrandis Conus perrineae Conus pertusus Conus petasus Conus petergabrieli Conus peterstimpsoni Conus petestimpsoni Conus petrolei Conus petuchi Conus philippii Conus philquiquandoni Conus pica Conus pictus Conus piti Conus plagiarius Conus planiliratus Conus planorbis Conus platensis Conus plinthis Conus polongimarumai Conus pomareae Conus ponderoaustriacus Conus pongo Conus poormani Conus poremskigrandis Conus portobeloensis Conus potiguar Conus poulosi Conus praecellens Conus praelatus Conus precancellatus Conus pretiosus Conus primus Conus princeps Conus priscus Conus proximus Conus pseudaurantius Conus pseudimperialis Conus pseudoarmoricus Conus pseudocardinalis Conus pseudocedonulli Conus pseudomusicus Conus pseudonivifer Conus pseudotextile Conus ptychodermis Conus pulcher Conus pulicarius Conus purissimus Conus purpurascens Conus purus Conus quasidaucus Conus quasimagus Conus queenslandis Conus querciniformis Conus quercinus Conus quiquandoni Conus radiatus Conus ralphii Conus ranonganus Conus raphanus Conus rattus Conus raulsilvai Conus rawaiensis Conus recluzianus Conus recognitus Conus recurvus Conus reductaspiralis Conus regius Conus regonae Conus regularis Conus rembangensis Conus renateae Conus renkeri Conus reticulatus Conus retifer Conus richardbinghami Conus richardsae Conus richeri Conus riosi Conus ritae Conus rizali Conus robini Conus roeckeli Conus rokokorum Conus rolani Conus roosevelti Conus rosalindensis Conus rosapex Conus rosemaryae Conus roseorapum Conus rosi Conus rouxi Conus royaikeni Conus rufimaculosus Conus ruppellii Conus ruthae Conus sahlbergi Conus sakalava Conus salletae Conus salzmanni Conus samadiae Conus samaraiensis Conus samiae Conus sandwichensis Conus sanguineus Conus sanguinolentus Conus sannio Conus santaluziensis Conus santanaensis Conus santii Conus santinii Conus saragasae Conus sartii Conus scabriusculus Conus scalaris Conus scalarispira Conus scalarissimus Conus scalii Conus scalptus Conus scopulorum Conus scottjordani Conus sculletti Conus sculpturatus Conus sedanensis Conus sennottorum Conus sertacinctus Conus severinae Conus sewalli Conus shaskyi Conus shikamai Conus shimajiriensis Conus simoensis Conus simonis Conus sinaiensis Conus sindangbaranensis Conus skinneri Conus skoglundae Conus smoesi Conus socialis Conus sogodensis Conus solangeae Conus solidus Conus solomonensis Conus spectrum Conus sphacelatus Conus spiceri Conus splendidulus Conus spolongensis Conus sponsalis Conus spurius Conus stainforthii Conus stanfieldi Conus stercusmuscarum Conus stimpsoni Conus stramineus Conus straturatus Conus striatellus Conus striatulus Conus striatus Conus striolatus Conus stupa Conus stupella Conus subachatinus Conus subfloridus Conus subtessellatus Conus subvimineus Conus suduirauti Conus sugillatus Conus sugimotonis Conus sukhadwalai Conus sulcatus Conus sulcocastaneus Conus sumatrae Conus sumbawaensis Conus sundaicus Conus sunderlandi Conus suratensis Conus sutanorcum Conus suturatus Conus swainsoni Conus sydneyensis Conus symmetricus Conus tabidus Conus tacomae Conus taeniatus Conus tagaroae Conus taitensis Conus takahashii Conus tangae Conus taphrus Conus taurinensis Conus telatus Conus tenorioi Conus tenuilineatus Conus tenuistriatus Conus terebra Conus terryni Conus tessulatus Conus tethys Conus textile Conus thachi Conus thailandis Conus thalassiarchus Conus theodorei Conus therriaulti Conus thevenardensis Conus thomae Conus thorae Conus tiaratus Conus tiarophorus Conus timorensis Conus tinianus Conus tisii Conus tjaringinensis Conus tjidamarensis Conus tjilonganensis Conus tokunagai Conus tonisii Conus tostesi Conus totoi Conus tourosensis Conus transkeiensis Conus tranthami Conus trencarti Conus tribblei Conus trigonicus Conus trigonus Conus trinitarius Conus tristensis Conus trochulus Conus troendlei Conus trovaoi Conus tulipa Conus turriculatus Conus tuticorinensis Conus typhon Conus uhlei Conus umbgrovei Conus unifasciatus Conus urashimanus Conus ustulatus Conus vandijki Conus vanvilstereni Conus vappereaui Conus variegatus Conus varius Conus vautieri Conus vayssierei Conus vegaluzi Conus velaensis Conus velliesi Conus venezuelanus Conus ventricosus Conus venulatus Conus venustulus Conus verdensis Conus vexillum Conus vezoi Conus victor Conus victoriae Conus vicweei Conus vidua Conus vietnamensis Conus villalvernensis Conus villepinii Conus viola Conus violaceus Conus virgatus Conus virgo Conus visagenus Conus vitilevuensis Conus vittatus Conus vitulinus Conus voluminalis Conus vulcanus Conus wallangra Conus waltonensis Conus weltoni Conus wilsi Conus wittigi Conus woodringi Conus xanthicus Conus xanthocinctus Conus xenicus Conus xhosa Conus xicoi Conus yemenensis Conus zambaensis Conus zandbergeni Conus zapatosensis Conus zebra Conus zebroides Conus zeylanicus Conus ziczac Conus zonatus Conus zylmanae Noms en synonymie
↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI ; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences ↑ « Liste rouge des espèces menacées de l'UICN. www.iucnredlist.org ,2011 (consulté le13 mars 2023 ) ↑ Sowerby, G. B. III. (1879). Descriptions of ten new species of shells.Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1878: 795–798, pl. 48. (April 1879). ↑ (en)WoRMS espèce Conus melvilli G. B. Sowerby III, 1879↑ World Register of Marine Species , consulté le 21 octobre 2023.Sur les autres projets Wikimedia :
Identifiants taxonomiques :BOLD :650321 -CoL :XXTT -GBIF :5193154 -iNaturalist :432086 -SeaLifeBase :75355 -TAXREF :6343 -UICN :192715 -WoRMS :428205
