Conus stimpsoni
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus stimpsoni Dall, W.H., 1902 | |
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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. stimpsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus stimpsoni Dall, 1902 | |
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Conus stimpsoni, common name Stimpson'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 from Florida to Yucatan, Mexico.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 50 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 42 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 196 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Conus stimpsoni Dall, 1902. 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.
- Clench, William James, Johnson, Charles Willison, Johnsonia v.1 = no 1-18 (1941-1945)
- Abbott, R. Tucker, American seashells (1954)
- 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: Conasprelloides stimpsoni
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