Conus kremerorum

Conus kremerorum
Shell and protoconch of Conus kremerorum (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. kremerorum
Binomial name
Conus kremerorum Petuch, 1988
Synonyms [1]
Conasprelloides kremerorum(Petuch, 1988) Conus (Dauciconus) kremerorumPetuch, 1988 · accepted, alternate representation Dalliconus kremerorum(Petuch, 1988)

Conus kremerorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. ^[1]

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 maximum recorded shell length is 30 mm. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Barbados at a depth of 70 m.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 70 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 70 m. ^[2]

References

1. Conus kremerorum Petuch, 1988 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
2. 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. 162, plate 38, figure 10.
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• 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

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Conasprelloides kremerorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.