Conus sculpturatus

Conus sculpturatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sculpturatus Rockel, D. & A.J. da Motta, 1986
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. sculpturatus
Binomial name
Conus sculpturatus Röckel & da Motta, 1986
Synonyms
Conus (Phasmoconus) sculpturatus Röckel & da Motta, 1986 · accepted, alternate representation Phasmoconus sculpturatus (Röckel & da Motta, 1986)

Conus sculpturatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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 size of the shell varies between 32 mm and 44 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

• Röckel, D., and da Motta, A. J., 1986. Conus sculpteratus n. sp., eine neue Art des Conus alabaster - Komplexes von den Philippinen (Prosobranchia: Conidae). Heldia: Münchner Malakologische Mitteilungen, 1 (4 ): 133–135
• 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
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Phasmoconus sculpturatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.