Conus evansi

Conus evansi
Shell of Conus evansi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. evansi
Binomial name
Conus evansi Bondarev, 2001
Synonyms [2]
Conus (Phasmoconus) evansiBondarev, 2001 · accepted, alternate representation Graphiconus evansi(Bondarev, 2001)

Conus evansi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. ^[2]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.

Description

The size of the shell attains 41 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Red Sea.

References

1. Raybaudi-Massilia, G. (2013). "Conus evansi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T192756A2156568. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192756A2156568.en . Retrieved 29 April 2024.
2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus evansi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429597 on 2015-09-18

• Bondarev, I., 2001. Description of a new cone species (Conus evansi) from the Red Sea, Dahlak (Gastropoda, Conidae). La Conchiglia 299: 25–26, 61
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing
• 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

• To World Register of Marine Species
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• "Graphiconus evansi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.