Conus puncticulatus

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

Conus columba Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Conus mauritianus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Conus papillosus Kiener, 1845
Conus puncticulatus var. cardonensis Vink, 1990
Conus pustulatus Kiener, 1845
Conus pygmaeus Reeve, 1844
Conus scaber Link, 1807
Cucullus millepunctatus Röding, 1798
Cucullus minutus Röding, 1798

Conus puncticulatus 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 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 15 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Conus puncticulatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428254 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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