Conus alconnelli
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Conus alconnelli | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus alconnelli Motta, A.J. da, 1986 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. alconnelli
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Binomial name | |
Conus alconnelli da Motta, 1986
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Conus alconnelli, common name, the Lemonglass cone 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 sizeof the shell varies between 27.5 mm and 90 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2015) |
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean from Southeast Africa and Madagascar to Oman; and off the Mascarenes and Northern Transkei, South Africa
References
- ^ Veldsman, S.G. (2013). "Conus alconnelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192868A2176811. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192868A2176811.en. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ a b Conus alconnelli da Motta, 1986. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 March 2010.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- Bozzetti L. , 2017. Conus pennasilicorum (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae) a new species from South-East Africa. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 94: 19-21
- 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus alconnelli.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Kioconus alconnelli
- Specimen at MNHN, Paris
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