Conus patae

Conus patae
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus patae Abbott, R.T., 1971
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Subfamily:	Coninae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. patae
Binomial name
	Conus patae; Abbott, 1971
Synonyms
	Conus binghamae Petuch, 1987; Conus rudiae Magnotte, 1971

Conus patae 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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 28 mm.^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 9 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 61 m.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Conus patae Abbott, 1971. 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.

External links

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[WoRMS-1] Conus patae Abbott, 1971. 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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