Conus rosemaryae
Appearance
Conus rosemaryae | |
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Shell and protoconch of Conus rosemaryae (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. rosemaryae
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Binomial name | |
Conus rosemaryae Petuch, 1990
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus rosemaryae 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 marine 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 from Nicaragua to Panama.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 25 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 85 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 85 m.[2]
References
- ^ a b Conus rosemaryae Petuch, 1990. 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. 1990. Nautilus. 104 (2): 68, figure 34-35
- 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.
- 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
- "Gradiconus rosemaryae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.