Conus josephinae
| Conus josephinae | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus josephinae Rolán, E.M., 1980 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. josephinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus josephinae Rolán (Mosquera), 1980 [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus josephinae Rolán, E.M., 1980, showing variation in the species.
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus josephinae Rolán, E.M., 1980, showing variation in the species.
Conus josephinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[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 20 mm and 31 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes and in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
- ↑ Rolán, E., 1980. Descripcion de Tres Nuevas Especies del Genero Conus Linne, 1758 (Mollusca: Gastropoda), Procedentes del Archipielago de Cabo Verde. Bollettino Malacologico, 16 (3-4 ): 79 -94
- ↑ Conus josephinae Rolán (Mosquera), 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Rolán, E., 1980. Descripcion de Tres Nuevas Especies del Genero Conus Linne, 1758 (Mollusca: Gastropoda), Procedentes del Archipielago de Cabo Verde. Bollettino Malacologico, 16 (3-4 ): 79 -94
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- 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
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Africonus josephinae
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