Conus sunderlandi

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Conus sunderlandi
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sunderlandiPetuch, E.J., 1987
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. sunderlandi
Binomial name
Conus sunderlandi
Petuch, 1987
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) sunderlandiPetuch, 1987 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Gradiconus sunderlandi(Petuch, 1987)

Conus sunderlandi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1]

Contents

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.

Description

Original description: "Shell stocky, solid, broad across shoulder; shoulder sharp-angled; body whorl smooth and shiny; anterior tip with several strong spiral cords; shell color white, overlaid with numerous close-packed rows of tiny, bright orange, vertical flammules; mid-body with white band; anterior tip white, with few scattered tiny, orange flammules; bands of orange vertical flammules sometimes coalesce to form solid orange, wide band (as in paratypes shown in Figures 15, 16); spire whorls white, with numerous, closely-packed, bright orange, crescent-shaped flammules; interior of aperture pink; periostracum thin, smooth, yellow." [2]

The maximum recorded shell length is 33 mm. [3]

Distribution

Locus typicus: "Off Utila Isl, Bay Islands, Honduras." [2]

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 18 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Conus sunderlandi Petuch, 1987 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 75. Publ: CERF
  3. 1 2 3 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.


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