Conus scopulorum

Conus scopulorum
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. scopulorum
Binomial name
Conus scopulorum Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1971
Synonyms [1]
Brasiliconus scopulorum(van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1971) Conus (Brasiliconus) scopulorumvan Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1971 · accepted, alternate representation Leptoconus scopulorum(Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1971) Protoconus scopulorum(van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1971)

Conus scopulorum 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 Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 26.5 mm. ^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 47 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 120 m. ^[2]

References

1. Conus scopulorum Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1971 . 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 .

• Van Mol, J. J., B. Tursch and M. Kempf. 1971. Further notes on Brazilian Conidae. Zoologische Mededelingen 45: 161–166, pl. 1
• 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
• "Brasiliconus scopulorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.