- Conus mazei
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Conus mazei Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Conoidea Family: Conidae Genus: Conus Species: C. mazei Binomial name Conus mazei
Deshayes, 1874Conus mazei, common name Maze's cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. This is a western Atlantic species.
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Description
The shell of this species is very elongate with an unusually high spire. The shell color is whitish with brown dot markings that can be almost square in shape.
The maximum recorded shell length is 59 mm.[1]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 152 m.[1] Maximum recorded depth is 549 m.[1]
References
- ^ 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.
External links
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