Conus gradatus

Conus gradatus
Apertural view of a shell of Conus gradatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. gradatus
Binomial name
Conus gradatus W. Wood, 1828
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Dauciconus) gradatusW. Wood, 1828 · accepted, alternate representation Gradiconus gradatus(W. Wood, 1828)

Conus gradatus, common name the graduated cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. ^[1]

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

The subspecies Conus gradatus thaanumiSchwengel, 1955i s a synonym of Conus recurvus Broderip, 1833

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

Eastern Pacific Ocean. This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California, Western Mexico to Peru.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus gradatus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428141 on 2015-10-03

• Tenorio M.J., Tucker J.K. & Chaney H.W. (2012) The families Conilithidae and Conidae. The cones of the Eastern Pacific. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks page(s): 55

External links

• Wood, W. (1828). Supplement to the Index Testaceologicus; or A catalogue of shells, British and foreign. London: Richard Taylor. p. 8.
• 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
• To World Register of Marine Species
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• "Gradiconus gradatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.