Conus capitanellus
| Conus capitanellus | |
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| Apertural view of Conus capitanellus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Subfamily: | Coninae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. capitanellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus capitanellus Fulton, 1938 [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stellaconus capitanellus Fulton H.C., 1938 | |
Conus capitanellus, common name the little captain 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 size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and the Philippines.
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Conus capitanellus Fulton, H.C., 1938
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Conus capitanellus Fulton, H.C., 1938
References
- ↑ Fulton, H. C., 1938. Descriptions and Figures of New Japanese Marine Shells. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 23 (pt. 1)
- ↑ Conus capitanellus Fulton, 1938. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 July 2011.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Gastropods.com: Stellaconus capitanellus; accessed: 13 July 2011
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
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