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Conus magnottei

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Conus magnottei
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus magnottei Petuch, E.J., 1987
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. magnottei
Binomial name
Conus magnottei
Petuch, 1987
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) magnottei Petuch, 1987 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Purpuriconus magnottei (Petuch, 1987)

Conus magnottei 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.

Description

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Original description: "Shell small for genus, squat in form; spire low, smooth, without coronations; body whorl smooth, shiny, without sculpturing; anterior tip with few small, low cords; color bright purplish-pink to lilac, with numerous white patches and flammules; white or pale pink band around mid-body; holotype with band of dark brown and white patches around mid-body; spire white, with some specimens having scattered dark brown flammules (such as holotype); protoconch and early whorls bright pink; interior of aperture purple."[2]

The maximum recorded shell length is 14 mm.[3]

Distribution

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Locus typicus: "North coast of Roatan Island, Honduras."[2]

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Belize and Honduras.

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 2 m.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Conus magnottei Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 75. Publ: CERF
  3. ^ 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.
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