Conus centurio

Conus centurio
Conus centurio
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. centurio
Binomial name
Conus centurio
Born, 1778
Synonyms[1]

Conus bifasciatus Gmelin, 1791
Conus centurio f. caribaensis Nowell-Usticke, 1968
Conus centurio f. cruzensis Nowell-Usticke, 1968
Conus centurio var. antillensis Sander, 1982
Conus tribunus Gmelin, 1791
Conus woolseyi M. Smith, 1946

Conus centurio 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 85.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 175 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Conus centurio Born, 1778.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426447 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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