Conus granulatus
| Conus granulatus | |
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| Conus granulatus | |
| 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. granulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus granulatus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus granulatus var. espinosai Sarasua, 1977 | |
Conus granulatus 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
Western Atlantic -at depths to 50 metres.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 64.1 mm.[2]
Shell fragments are known that would suggest a maximum size around 77 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[2]
At Barbados, the species seems to prefer offshore banking reefs where the water is clean, clear and well oxygenated
although in past times it appears to have inhabited much shallower waters close to shore, before environmental degradation.
Gallery
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Conus granulatus Linnaeus, C., 1758
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Conus granulatus Linnaeus, C., 1758
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus granulatus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ↑ 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.