Conus cacao
| Conus cacao | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Conus cacao | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. cacao |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus cacao Ferrario, 1983 [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conus cacao is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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 an adult shell varies between 22 mm and 55 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal, and in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
- ↑ Ferrario, M., 1983. La Piu' Grande Enciclopedia delle Conchiglie di Tutto Il Mondo, 1
- 1 2 Conus cacao Ferrario, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 July 2011.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
- 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
- Gastropods.com: Lautoconus mercator mercator cacao (f)
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
Conus cacao Ferrario, M., 1983
Conus cacao Ferrario, M., 1983
Conus cacao Ferrario, M., 1983
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