Conus capitanellus

Conus capitanellus
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
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.

References

1. ^ Fulton, H. C., 1938. Descriptions and Figures of New Japanese Marine Shells. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 23 (pt. 1)
2. ^ Conus capitanellus Fulton, 1938.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426441 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