Conus gradatus
| Conus gradatus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Apertural view of a shell of Conus gradatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. gradatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus gradatus W. Wood, 1828 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Conus gradatus, common name the gradated cone, 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.
The subspecies Conus gradatus thaanumi Schwengel, 1955i s a synonym of Conus recurvus Broderip, 1833
Description
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California, Western Mexico to Peru.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus gradatus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428141 on 2015-10-03
- Tenorio M.J., Tucker J.K. & Chaney H.W. (2012) The families Conilithidae and Conidae. The cones of the Eastern Pacific. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks page(s): 55
- 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 gradatus | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 428141 |
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Gradiconus gradatus
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus gradatus. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, March 08, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.