Conus cuna
| Conus cuna | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. cuna |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus cuna Petuch, 1998 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus cuna 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 Panama.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 23 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 3 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 3 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Conus cuna Petuch, 1998. 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.
- Petuch, E. J. 1998a. Molluscan discoveries from the tropical western Atlantic region. Part 5. New species of Conus from the Bahamas, Honduran Banks, San Blas Archipelago, and northeastern South America. La Conchiglia 30(287):25-37, 21 figs.
- 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/9/Shell_14179.shtml: Conus cuna ; accessed : 22 January 2012]
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