Artemidiconus selenae

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Artemidiconus selenae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conorbidae
Genus: Artemidiconus
Species:
A. selenae
Binomial name
Artemidiconus selenae
( Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1967) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Artemidiconus yemanjae(Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1967) [3]
  • Conus selenaevan Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1967 (basionym)
  • Conus yemanjaeVan Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1967

Artemidiconus selenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conorbidae. [2]

Contents

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 7 mm and 19 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 19 mm. [4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 18 m. [4] Maximum recorded depth is 135 m. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Van Mol, J.-J., Tursch, B., and Kempf, M., 1967. Mollusques Prosobranches: Les Conidae de Brésil. Étude Basée en Partie sur les Spécimens Recueillis par la Calypso. Annals of the Institute of Oceanography, 45 (2 ): 234 -254
  2. 1 2 Artemidiconus selenae (Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1967). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 12 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Petit, Richard E. "A review of Biogeography and biodiversity of western Atlantic mollusks by Edward J. Petuch."
  4. 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.


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