Conus philippii

Conus philippii
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus philippii Kiener, L.C., 1845
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. philippii
Binomial name
	Conus philippii; Kiener, 1847
Synonyms
	Conus (Dauciconus) philippii Kiener, 1847 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus candidus Kiener, 1845 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus candidus Born, 1778); Conus commodus A. Adams, 1855 (nomen dubium); Conus optabilis A. Adams, 1855 (nomen dubium); Conus tenuisulcatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 (nomen dubium); Gradiconus philippii (Kiener, 1847);

Conus philippii, common name Philppi'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.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 36 mm.^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 65 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 65 m.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus philippii Kiener, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428240 on 2015-04-29
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

Kiener L.C. 1844–1850. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (Conus, Lam.), pp. 1–379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1–48 (1846); 49–160 (1847); 161–192 (1848); 193–240 (1849); 241-[379(assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2–3, 5, 7–32, 34–36, 38, 40–50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51–52, 54–56, 57–68, 74–77 (1846); 1, 69–73, 78–103 (1847); 104–106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108–111 (1850)]
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

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[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus philippii Kiener, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428240 on 2015-04-29

[Welch_2010-2] 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.

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