Conus zandbergeni
Conus zandbergeni | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus zandbergeni Filmer, R.M. & R.G. Moolenbeek, 2010 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. zandbergeni |
Binomial name | |
Conus zandbergeni Filmer & Moolenbeek, 2010 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus zandbergeni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][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 the shell varies between 25 mm and 42 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific and is found in the Philippines, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands.
References
- 1 2 Conus zandbergeni Filmer & Moolenbeek, 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ↑ Filmer R.M. & Moolenbeek R.G. (2010) A well known cone mascarading as Conus broderipii Reeve, 1844 is now named Conus zandbergeni n. sp. (Gastropoda: Conidae). Miscellanea Malacologica 4(5): 75-80. [Published 30 December 2010]
- Filmer R.M. (2011) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae) - Part I. Visaya 3(2): 23-85. [July 2011]
- 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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055.
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Gastropods.com: Asprella zandbergeni
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
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