Conus brunneofilaris
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| Conus brunneofilaris | |
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| Shell and protoconch of Conus brunneofilaris (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. brunneofilaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus brunneofilaris Petuch, 1990
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Conus brunneofilaris 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.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 14 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 65 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 65 m.[3]
References
- ^ Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus brunneofilaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192471A2100591. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192471A2100591.en. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ a b Conus brunneofilaris 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, E. J. 1990. A new molluscan faunule from the Caribbean coast of Panama. Nautilus 104: 57–70.
- 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus brunneofilaris.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Gradiconus brunneofilaris". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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