Conus rosemaryae

Conus rosemaryae
Shell and protoconch of Conus rosemaryae (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
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. rosemaryae
Binomial name
Conus rosemaryae Petuch, 1990
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Dauciconus) rosemaryaePetuch, 1990 · accepted, alternate representation Gradiconus rosemaryae(Petuch, 1990)

Conus rosemaryae 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 marine 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 from Nicaragua to Panama.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 25 mm. ^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 85 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 85 m. ^[2]

References

1. Conus rosemaryae Petuch, 1990 . 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. 1990. Nautilus. 104 (2): 68, figure 34-35
• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp. [
• 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
• "Gradiconus rosemaryae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.