Conus arangoi
| Conus arangoi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. arangoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus arangoi Sarasúa, 1977 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus arangoi 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 and the Gulf of Mexico.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 45.5 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Conus arangoi Sarasúa, 1977. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- 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.
- Sarasúa, H. 1977. Dos nuevas formas Cubanas del género Conus (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). Poeyana 165: 1-5
- 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: 1-23
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- See image at Gastropods.com http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_11646.shtml : Purpuriconus arangoi ]
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