Conus sennottorum
| Conus sennottorum | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sennottorum Rehder, H.A. & R.T. Abbott, 1951 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. sennottorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus sennottorum Rehder & Abbott, 1951 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus sennottorum 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 and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 46 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 26 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 61 m.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus sennottorum Rehder & Abbott, 1951. 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.
- 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