Conus pseudaurantius

Conus pseudaurantius
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus pseudoaurantiusVink, D.L.N. & R. von Cosel, 1985
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. pseudaurantius
Binomial name
Conus pseudaurantius Vink & Cosel, 1985
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Stephanoconus) pseudaurantiusVink & Cosel, 1985 · accepted, alternate representation Protoconus pseudaurantius(Vink & Cosel, 1985) Tenorioconus pseudaurantius(Vink & Cosel, 1985)

Conus pseudaurantius 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 and off the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 41 mm. ^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 3 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 5 m. ^[2]

References

1. Conus pseudaurantius Vink & Cosel, 1985 . 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
• "Tenorioconus pseudaurantius". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.