Conus stupella

Conus stupella
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus stupella Kuroda, T., 1956
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. stupella
Binomial name
Conus stupella (Kuroda, 1956)
Synonyms
Conus (Turriconus) stupella (Kuroda, 1956) · accepted, alternate representation Embrikena stupella Kuroda, 1956 Kurodaconus stupella (Kuroda, 1956) Turriconus (Kurodaconus) stupella (Kuroda, 1956)

Conus stupella, common name the stupella cone, 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 54 mm and 98 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Vietnam

References

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp.page(s): 345
• 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
• "Kurodaconus stupella". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.