Conus sanderi
| Conus sanderi | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sanderi Wils, E. & R.G. Moolenbeek, 1979 | |
| 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. sanderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus sanderi Wils & Moolenbeek, 1979 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus carioca Petuch, 1986 | |
Conus sanderi 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
The type locality of Conus sanderi, Wils & Moolenbeek,1979 is
Off St. James, West coast of BARBADOS West Indies, where type material was dredged at 155-180 metres depth
by R.V. Martlet, operating from Bellairs Research Institute of McGill University.
This sp. also known from as far South as Brasil.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 57 mm.[2]
The living animal of juvenile specimens around 20-25 mm. length
is an all-over bright golden-yellow in color.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 35 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 175 m.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus sanderi Wils & Moolenbeek, 1979. 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.