Conus penchaszadehi

Conus penchaszadehi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus penchaszadehiPetuch, E.J., 1986
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. penchaszadehi
Binomial name
Conus penchaszadehi Petuch, 1986
Synonyms [1]
Conasprelloides penchaszadehi(Petuch, 1986) Conus (Dauciconus) penchaszadehiPetuch, 1986 · accepted, alternate representation

Conus penchaszadehi 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.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia and Venezuela.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 39 mm. ^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 21 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 107 m. ^[2]

References

1. Conus penchaszadehi Petuch, 1986 . 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 .

• 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
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• "Conasprelloides penchaszadehi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.