Conus sennottorum
| Conus sennottorum | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sennottorum Rehder, H.A. & R.T. Abbott, 1951 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. sennottorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus sennottorum Rehder & Abbott, 1951 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus sennottorum, common name Sennett's cone, 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 in the Gulf of Mexico., from West Florida to Venezuela.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 46 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 26 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 106 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Conus sennottorum Rehder & Abbott, 1951. 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.
- Rehder, H. A. and R. T. Abbott. 1951. Some new and interesting mollusks from the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Revista de la Sociedad Malacológica "Carlos de la Torre" 8: 53-66, pls. 8-9.
- 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
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Gradiconus sennottorum
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