Conus gradatus
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| Apertural view of a shell of Conus gradatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. gradatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus gradatus W. Wood, 1828
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus gradatus, common name the graduated cone, 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.
The subspecies Conus gradatus thaanumi Schwengel, 1955i s a synonym of Conus recurvus Broderip, 1833
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California, Western Mexico to Peru.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus gradatus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428141 on 2015-10-03
- Tenorio M.J., Tucker J.K. & Chaney H.W. (2012) The families Conilithidae and Conidae. The cones of the Eastern Pacific. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks page(s): 55
- 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus gradatus.
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Gradiconus gradatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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