Conus velaensis

Conus velaensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. velaensis
Binomial name
Conus velaensis Petuch, 1993
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Dauciconus) velaensisPetuch, 1993 · accepted, alternate representation Purpuriconus velaensis(Petuch, 1993)

Conus velaensis 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 Caribbean Sea off Colombia

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 31 mm. ^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 35 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 35 m. ^[2]

References

1. Conus velaensis Petuch, 1993 . 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. Bibcode:2010PLoSO...5.8776W. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 . PMC   2808249 . PMID   20098740.

• Petuch, E. J., 1992. Molluscan Discoveries from the Tropical Western Atlantic Region (ii). La Conchiglia: International Shell Magazine, 24 (265 ): 10 -15
• 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
• "Purpuriconus velaensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.