Conus garciai
| Conus garciai | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus garciai Motta, A.J. da, 1982 | |
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| 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. garciai |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus garciai da Motta, 1982 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus garciai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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 along Belize, Honduras and Panama.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 69 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 37 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 49 m.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus garciai da Motta, 1982. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 July 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
- 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
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Gastropods.com: Gradiconus garciai; accessed: 24 July 2011
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea