Conus vicweei

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Conus vicweei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. vicweei
Binomial name
Conus vicweei
Old, 1973
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Textilia) vicweei(Old, 1973) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Textilia vicweei(Old, 1973)

Conus vicweei, common name the Vic Wee's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]

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. [3]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 60 millimetres (2.4 in) and 91 millimetres (3.6 in). The colour is referred to as violet brown, with white to cream zigzag shaped lines reducing towards the lip and on the ventral side. [4]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Burma, in the Strait of Malacca, off India in the Lakshadweep Sea, and off Indonesia. It is a deep water species that occurs at depths of 70 metres (230 ft) to 200 metres (660 ft).

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References

  1. ↑ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus vicweei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192585A2121196. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192585A2121196.en . Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 Conus vicweei Old, 1973 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Cone Snails". Divers' Advice Network. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Preetha, K.; Ravinesh, R; Bijukumar, A (2015). "Record of the venomous Vic Wee's cone Conus vicweei Old, 1973 (Gastrapoda: Conidae) from Lakshadweep Sea". Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries. 3: 121=123.


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