Conus gradatus

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Conus gradatus
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Apertural view of a shell of Conus gradatus
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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]

Contents

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

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

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References

  1. 1 2 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


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