Conus queenslandis

Conus queenslandis
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus queenslandisMotta, A.J.da,1984
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. queenslandis
Binomial name
Conus queenslandis da Motta, 1984
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Splinoconus) queenslandisda Motta, 1984 · accepted, alternate representation Conus tribblei queenslandisda Motta, 1984

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

Taxonomic relation

Conus queenslandis was originally named as a subspecies of Conus tribblei Walls, 1977 but has been recognized as a valid species, alternative representation in the subgenus Splinoconus..

Description

The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 110 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Vietnam, New Caledonia and Queensland, Australia

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus queenslandis da Motta, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584852 Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine on 2012-01-21
2. Wilson, B. (1994) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 2 Neogastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 370 pp.

• Motta, A.J. da 1984. Three new Conus species. La Conchiglia 16(178-179): 24-28
• Wilson, B. (1994) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 2 Neogastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 370 pp.
• Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
• Röckel, D., Richard, G. & Moolenbeek, R.G. 1995. Deep-water Cones (Gastropoda: Conidae) from the New Caledonia region. In, Bouchet, P. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 14. Mémoires de Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 167: 557-594
• 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

• World Register of Marine Species
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• "Splinoconus tribblei queenslandis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.