Conus zapatosensis

Conus zapatosensis
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus zapatosensis Röckel, D., 1987
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. zapatosensis
Binomial name
	Conus zapatosensis; Röckel, 1987
Synonyms
	Asprella zapatosensis (Röckel, 1987); Conus (Phasmoconus) zapatosensis Röckel, 1987 · accepted, alternate representation; Phasmoconus zapatosensis (Röckel, 1987);

Conus zapatosensis 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 19 mm and 49 mm.

Distribution

Conus zapatosensis is restricted to the central and southern Philippines with a dubiously reported specimen from Singapore. The type locality is situated near Zapatos Island, Negros, the Philippines. Paratypes are from Marinduque and Burias Straight.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Conus zapatosensis Röckel, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b R. M. Filmer (2011). "Taxonomic revision of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda – Conidae). Part II: The Conus stramineus complex". Visaya. 3 (4): 4–66.

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): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.

External links

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Asprella zapatosensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus zapatosensis Röckel, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

[Filmer-2] R. M. Filmer (2011). "Taxonomic revision of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda – Conidae). Part II: The Conus stramineus complex". Visaya. 3 (4): 4–66.

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