Conus sukhadwalai

Conus sukhadwalai
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sukhadwalai Rockel, D. & A.J. da Motta, 1983
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. sukhadwalai
Binomial name
Conus sukhadwalai Röckel & da Motta, 1983
Synonyms
Conus (Splinoconus) sukhadwalai Röckel & da Motta, 1983 · accepted, alternate representation Stellaconus sukhadwalai (Röckel & da Motta, 1983)

Conus sukhadwalai 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 37 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southern India.

References

• Röckel, D., and da Motta, A. J., 1983. Eine neue Conus-Art aus der Umgebung von Madras (Süd-Indien). Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 114(1/3): 1 -5 .
• 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
• "Stellaconus sukhadwalai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.