Conus honkeri

Conus honkeri
	Shell and protoconch of Conus honkeri (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. honkeri
Binomial name
	Conus honkeri; Petuch, 1988
Synonyms
	Attenuiconus honkeri (Petuch, 1988); Conus (Attenuiconus) honkeri Petuch, 1988 · accepted, alternate representation; Dauciconus honkeri (Petuch, 1988);

Conus honkeri 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[edit]

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela at a depth of 35 m.

Description[edit]

The maximum recorded shell length is 37 mm.^[2]

Habitat[edit]

Minimum recorded depth is 35 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 35 m.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Conus honkeri Petuch, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
^ ^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.

Petuch, E. J. Neogene History of Tropical American Mollusks: Biogeography and Evolutionary Patterns of Tropical Western Atlantic Mollusks. 158, plate 36, figure 1–2.
Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.

External links[edit]

The Conus Biodiversity website
"Conus honkeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus honkeri Petuch, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

[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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