Conus stupella

Conus stupella
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus stupellaKuroda, T., 1956
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. stupella
Binomial name
Conus stupella (Kuroda, 1956)
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Turriconus) stupella(Kuroda, 1956) · accepted, alternate representation Embrikena stupellaKuroda, 1956 Kurodaconus stupella(Kuroda, 1956) Turriconus (Kurodaconus) stupella(Kuroda, 1956)

Conus stupella, commonly named the stupella cone, 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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 54 mm and 98 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Vietnam

References

1. Conus stupella (Kuroda, 1956). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp.page(s): 345
• 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
• "Kurodaconus stupella". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.