Conus carcellesi

Conus carcellesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. carcellesi
Binomial name
*Conus carcellesi* Martins, 1945
Synonyms^[1]
Conus (Lamniconus) carcellesi Martins, 1945 · accepted, alternate representation Conus iheringi Frenguelli, 1946 Conus lemniscatus carcellesi Martins, 1945 Lamniconus carcellesi (Martins, 1945) Lamniconus lemniscatus carcellesi (Martins, 1945)

Conus carcellesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 29 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Argentina

References

1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus carcellesi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429634 on 2015-08-26

Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23

External links

External identifiers for Conus carcellesi
WoRMS	429634

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