Conus behelokensis
Appearance
Conus behelokensis | |
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Apertural and abapertural view of a shell of Conus behelokensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. behelokensis
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Binomial name | |
Conus behelokensis Lauer, 1989
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus behelokensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 34 mm and 65 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Western Indian Ocean.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus behelokensis Lauer, 1989. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751874 on 2015-07-25
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
- Monnier E., Batifoix J.L. & Limpalaër L. (2018). Darioconus rosiae (Gastropoda: Conidae) a new species of the Darioconus pennaceus complex from South-West Madagascar. Xenophora Taxonomy. 19: 9-24. page(s): 10, pl. 1 figs 1–11; pl. 2 figs 1–11; pl. 3 figs 1-10
- 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
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus behelokensis.
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Darioconus pennaceus behelokensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.