Conus gabelishi

Conus gabelishi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. gabelishi
Binomial name
Conus gabelishi
da Motta, 1982 [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Floraconus) gabelishi da Motta & Ninomiya, in da Motta, 1982 accepted, alternate representation
  • Floraconus gabelishi (da Motta & Ninomiya, in da Motta, 1982)

Conus gabelishi 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 23 mm and 43 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.

References

  1. da Motta, A. J., 1982. Seventeen New Cone Shell Names (Gastropoda: Conidae). , 1: 1 -20
  2. 1 2 Conus gabelishi da Motta, 1982.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 July 2011.


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