Conus venezuelanus
| Conus venezuelanus | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus venezuelanus Petuch, E.J., 1987 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. venezuelanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus venezuelanus Petuch, 1987 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus venezuelanus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 27 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 25 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 25 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Conus venezuelanus Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- Petuch, E.J. (1987) New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas. The Coastal Education and Research Foundation, Charlottesville, Virginia, 154 pp.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- 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
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Conasprelloides venezuelanus
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