Conus venezuelanus

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Conus venezuelanus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus venezuelanusPetuch, 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. venezuelanus
Binomial name
Conus venezuelanus
Petuch, 1987
Synonyms [1]
  • Conasprelloides venezuelanus(Petuch, 1987)
  • Conus (Dauciconus) venezuelanusPetuch, 1987 · accepted, alternative representation

Conus venezuelanus 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 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 elongated, tapered, with sharp-angled shoulder; spire elevated, concave along sides; body whorl heavily sculptured with numerous fine spiral threads and sulci; spire whorls sculptured with 3 spiral cords; color white to pale salmon-pink, with 2 bands of dark yellow maculations around mid-body; spire marked with scattered small, brown, crescent-shaped flammules; interior of aperture white; periostracum thin, smooth, translucent yellow." [2]

The maximum recorded shell length is 27 mm. [3]

Shell and protoconch of Conus venezuelanus (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution) Conus venezuelanus 001.jpg
Shell and protoconch of Conus venezuelanus (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)

Distribution

Locus typicus: "Off Puerto Cabello,
Golfo de Triste, Venezuela." [4]

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 25 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 25 m. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Conus venezuelanus Petuch, 1987 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
  2. ↑ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, pages 113, 114. 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.
  4. ↑ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 113. Publ: CERF


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