Conus paraguana

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Conus paraguana
Conus paraguana 1.jpg
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus paraguanaPetuch, E.J., 1987
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. paraguana
Binomial name
Conus paraguana
Petuch, 1987
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) paraguanaPetuch, 1987 · accepted, alternative representation

Conus paraguana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1] [2]

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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

Original description: "Shell small for genus, thin, slender, smooth and polished; spire elevated, straight-sided; shoulder slightly rounded, anterior end with 8 deeply-impressed sulci; spire whorls smooth; color yellow with two wide bands of pale tan, closely-packed lines of dots and dashes; wide bands of dots separated by wide, white band around mid-body; white mid-body band with 2 lines of tiny tan dots; spire whorls heavily marked with numerous, large, yellow-tan flammules; interior of aperture white; periostracum thin, yellow, transparent, smooth." [3]

The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 25 mm.

Shell and protoconch of Conus paraguana (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution) Conus paraguana 001.jpg
Shell and protoconch of Conus paraguana (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)

Distribution

Locus typicus: "Gulf of Venezuela, off Los Taques, Paraguana Peninsula, Falcon, Venezuela." [4]

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus paraguana Petuch, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429456 on 2012-01-21
  2. ↑ Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  3. ↑ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 112. Publ: CERF
  4. ↑ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 111. Publ: CERF


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