Conus cardinalis

Conus cardinalis
Conus cardinalis
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. cardinalis
Binomial name
Conus cardinalis
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[1]

Conus caysalensis L. Raybaudi & Prati, 1994
Conus dianthus G. B. Sowerby III, 1882
Conus donnae Petuch, 1998
Conus exquisitus G. B. Sowerby III, 1887
Conus harasewychi Petuch, 1987
Conus lubeckianus Bernardi, 1861
Conus speciosissimus Reeve, 1848
Conus speciosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1857

Conus cardinalis 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.

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 32.2 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 21 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Conus cardinalis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426444 on 27 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b c 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.

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