地中海芋螺（學名：Lautoconus ventricosus）的拉丁文名稱繁多。該物種外形多樣，花紋清晰，貝殼厚實。具有外殼和水管溝。神經系統集中，食道神經環位於唾液腺的後方，沒有被唾液腺輸送管穿過；胃腸神經節位於腦神經中樞附近。口吻發達，食道具有不成對的食道腺。外套膜的一部分包卷而形成水管。雌雄異體，雄性具有交接器。嗅檢器為羽毛狀，齒舌狹窄。從潮間帶、淺海至較深的沙、岩石或珊瑚礁海底均有棲息。肉食性，以蠕蟲、魚類或其他軟體動物為食。體內有毒腺，可射殺獵物，並能傷害捕食者，分布於亞得里亞海至安哥拉。
基本介紹
外形特徵,同義學名,分布範圍,習性環境,經濟價值,
外形特徵
地中海芋螺長13 - 63 mm，貝殼堅固，通常呈倒圓錐形，螺旋部稍高，體螺層高大。殼面平滑，下部螺口處具螺肋。貝殼顏色和花紋豐富多彩，常被有黃褐色的殼皮。殼的邊緣直，殼階很大，漸窄，螺口窄，開於第一殼階。傾斜的角度很大從而在殼階的頂上形成一基台。螺塔呈階梯狀並有凹陷，還有一突出的中間殼頂。與身體平行的薄唇形成一貫穿殼階全長的筆直而狹窄的孔眼。右側裂有長溝，是它的殼口，殼口狹長，前溝寬短。厴角質，小。齒片大。沒有顎片。吻和水管發達，在食道部位有腺體。
地中海芋螺
地中海芋螺同義學名
| 序號 | 拉丁學名 | 序號 | 拉丁學名 |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Lautoconus ventricosus | 44. | Conus mediterraneus galloprovincialis lineolata |
2. | Chelyconus mediterraneus | 45. | Conus mediterraneus galloprovincialis producta |
3. | Conus caffer | 46. | Conus mediterraneus galloprovincialis turrita |
4. | Conus carinata | 47. | Conus mediterraneus herillus |
5. | Conus cinctus | 48. | Conus mediterraneus imelus |
6. | Conus franciscanus pereirae | 49. | Conus mediterraneus insolitus |
7. | Conus fuscocingulatopsis | 50. | Conus mediterraneus interrupta |
8. | Conus glaucescens | 51. | Conus mediterraneus lineolatus |
9. | Conus glaucus | 52. | Conus mediterraneus lutea |
10. | Conus grossi | 53. | Conus mediterraneus major |
11. | Conus guestieri | 54. | Conus mediterraneus mamillatus |
12. | Conus hanleyi | 55. | Conus mediterraneus marmorata |
13. | Conus humilis | 56. | Conus mediterraneus marmoratus |
14. | Conus ignobilis | 57. | Conus mediterraneus meridionalis |
15. | Conus ignobilis rufa | 58. | Conus mediterraneus oblonga |
16. | Conus ignobilis versicolor | 59. | Conus mediterraneus obtusa |
17. | Conus inaequalis | 60. | Conus mediterraneus obtusus |
18. | Conus istriensis | 61. | Conus mediterraneus pallida |
19. | Conus jamaicensis | 62. | Conus mediterraneus perfectus |
20. | Conus jaspis | 63. | Conus mediterraneus phegeus |
21. | Conus madurensis | 64. | Conus mediterraneus pretunculus |
22. | Conus mediterraneus acuminata | 65. | Conus mediterraneus rubens |
23. | Conus mediterraneus aerulescens | 66. | Conus mediterraneus rufatra |
24. | Conus mediterraneus alalmus | 67. | Conus mediterraneus spirata |
25. | Conus mediterraneus alba | 68. | Conus mediterraneus steppus |
26. | Conus mediterraneus albina | 69. | Conus mediterraneus striatus |
27. | Conus mediterraneus arenaria | 70. | Conus mediterraneus subconcolor |
28. | Conus mediterraneus carinata | 71. | Conus mediterraneus subviridis |
29. | Conus mediterraneus castanea | 72. | Conus olivaceus |
30. | Conus mediterraneus clodianus | 73. | Conus persistens |
31. | Conus mediterraneus elongata | 74. | Conus rusticus |
32. | Conus mediterraneus elpus | 75. | Conus stercutius |
33. | Conus mediterraneus emisus | 76. | Conus submediterraneus |
34. | Conus mediterraneus endorus | 77. | Conus thuscus |
35. | Conus mediterraneus epaphus | 78. | Conus trunculus |
36. | Conus mediterraneus exilis | 79. | Conus ventricosus |
37. | Conus mediterraneus fasciata | 80. | Conus zealandicus |
38. | Conus mediterraneus flammulata | 81. | Lautoconus galloprovincialis minor |
39. | Conus mediterraneus flavescens | 82. | Lautoconus mediterraneus noeformis |
40. | Conus mediterraneus franciscanus | 83. | Lautoconus mediterraneus scalare |
41. | Conus mediterraneus franciscanus pallans | 84. | Lautoconus ventricosus perfectus |
42. | Conus mediterraneus fusca | 85. | Lautoconus ventricosus striatus |
43. | Conus mediterraneus galloprovincialis |
分布範圍
分布於地中海的亞得里亞海至安哥拉。
習性環境
地中海芋螺（GASTROPODA芋螺的毒屬蛋白質毒，與毒蛇的毒相似。被咬傷中毒則會紅腫刺痛，經常出現的症狀是灼燒感及麻木，接著逐漸蔓延全身，使得四肢無力，肌肉麻痹，意識幻散，漸漸昏厥，而最後的死亡導因是心肌無力。
經濟價值
肉可食，貝殼由各種顏色構成的圖案，花型美麗，可供觀賞，價值較高。
