Conus burryae

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Conus burryae
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus burryaeClench, W.J., 1942
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. burryae
Binomial name
Conus burryae
Clench, 1942
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) burryaeClench, 1942 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus anabathrum antoniCargile, 2011
  • Conus anabathrum burryaeClench, 1942
  • Conus floridanus burryaeClench, 1942
  • Conus floridanus tranthamiPetuch, 1995
  • Dauciconus burryae(Clench, 1942)
  • Gradiconus anabathrum burryae(Clench, 1942)
  • Gradiconus anabathrum tranthami(Petuch, 1998)
  • Gradiconus burryae(Clench, 1942)
  • Gradiconus burryae burryae(Clench, 1942)
  • Gradiconus burryae mazzoliiPetuch & Sargent, 2011
  • Gradiconus mazzoliiPetuch & Sargent, 2011
  • Gradiconus tortuganusPetuch & Sargent, 2011

Conus burryae, common name Mrs Burry's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1] [2]

Contents

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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

Locus typicus: Off Lower Matecumbe Key, Lower Florida keys. [3]

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Conus burryae Clench, 1942 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 4 April 2012.
  2. Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  3. Vink, D. 1987 -La Conchiglia XIX, No. 204-205, The Conidae of the Western Atlantic, Part VII, Page 23.

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