Conus honkeri

Conus honkeri
Shell and protoconch of Conus honkeri (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. honkeri
Binomial name
Conus honkeri Petuch, 1988
Synonyms [2]
Attenuiconus honkeri(Petuch, 1988) Conus (Attenuiconus) honkeriPetuch, 1988 · accepted, alternate representation Dauciconus honkeri(Petuch, 1988)

Conus honkeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. ^[2]

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.

Distribution

Locus typicus: Los Monges Islands, Venezuela.

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela, at a depth of 35 m.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 37mm. ^[3]

Taxonomy

Conus honkeri was described as a distinct species within the Conus genus, which comprises numerous venomous marine gastropods.

Habitat

The species is found in the Caribbean Sea, specifically off the coast of Venezuela. The type locality, or locus typicus , is Los Monges Islands, Venezuela. Conus honkeri inhabits marine environments at a depth of approximately 35 meters. ^[3]

References

1. Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus honkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192856A2175075. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192856A2175075.en . Retrieved 20 July 2024.
2. Conus honkeri Petuch, 1988 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
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.

• Petuch, E. J. Neogene History of Tropical American Mollusks: Biogeography and Evolutionary Patterns of Tropical Western Atlantic Mollusks. 158, plate 36, figure 1–2.
• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Conus honkeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.