Conus garywilsoni

Conus garywilsoni
Conus garywilsoni
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. garywilsoni
Binomial name
Conus garywilsoni
Lorenz & Morrison, 2004[1]
Synonyms[2]

Calamiconus garywilsoni (Lorenz & Morrison, 2004)

Conus garywilsoni 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.

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 21 mm.

Distribution

This marine species can be found along the Northwest Cape, Western Australia.

References

  1. ^ Lorenz & Morrison. 2004. La Conchiglia, 35 (309) : 43-46. World Register of Marine Species, accessed 27 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b Conus garywilsoni Lorenz & Morrison, 2004.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389129 on 24 July 2011.
  • Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp

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