Conus tuticorinensis

Conus tuticorinensis
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus tuticorinensisRockel, D. & W. Korn, 1990
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. tuticorinensis
Binomial name
Conus tuticorinensis Röckel & Korn, 1990
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Quasiconus) tuticorinensis Röckel & Korn, 1990 · accepted, alternate representation Quasiconus tuticorinensis (Röckel & Korn, 1990)

Conus tuticorinensis 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 22 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and New Guinea.

References

1. Conus tuticorinensis Röckel & Korn, 1990 . 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.
• 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): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC   4541476 . PMID   26300576.

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Quasiconus tuticorinensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.