Conus mindanus

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

Conus agassizii Dall, 1886
Conus cretaceus Kiener, 1845
Conus duvali Bernardi, 1862
Conus elventinus Duclos, 1833
Conus fulvus Fenaux, 1943
Conus karinae Nowell-Usticke, 1968
Conus minutus Reeve, 1844
Conus rosaceus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834

Conus mindanus 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.

Contents

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 50 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 210 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Conus mindanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420215 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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