Conus leopardus

Conus leopardus, dengan nama umum rangkik mata dacing, ialah spesies siput laut pemangsa yang merupakan moluska gastropod laut dalam keluarga Conidae, iaitu siput rangkik.WoRMS (2010). Conus leopardus (Röding, 1798). Dicapai melalui: World Register of Marine Species di http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215464 pada 28 Julai 2011

Seperti semua spesies dalam genus Conus, siput ini berbisa dan bersifat pemangsa. Ia mampu "menyengat" manusia, jadi siput yang masih hidup harus dikendalikan dengan berhati-hati atau tidak sama sekali.

Huraian
Ukuran cangkang dewasa berubah-ubah antara 50 mm dan 222 mm.


Taburan
Spesies laut ini ditemukan di Lautan Hindi di luar pantai Aldabra, Chagos, Madagaskar, lembangan Mascarene, Mauritius dan Tanzania; di seluruh rantau Hindi-Pasifik; dan di luar pantai Australia (Wilayah Utara, Queensland, Australia Barat).

Rujukan

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 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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