Conus grahami
| Conus grahami | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus grahami Rockel, D., R. von Cosel & L.P. Burnay, 1980 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. grahami |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus grahami Röckel, Cosel & Burnay, 1980 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus grahami Rockel, D., R. von Cosel & L.P. Burnay, 1980, showing variation in the species.
Conus grahami 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.
The following subspecies of Conus grahami are recognized by the World Register of Marine Species:
- Conus grahami grahami Röckel, Cosel & Burnay, 1980: accepted
- Conus grahami longilineus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980: synonym of Conus longilineus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980
- Conus grahami luziensis Rolán, Röckel & Monteiro, 1983: accepted
- Conus grahami pseudoventricosus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980: synonym of Conus grahami luziensis Rolán, Röckel & Monteiro, 1983
Description
The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.
References
- 1 2 Conus grahami Röckel, Cosel & Burnay, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
- 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
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Africonus grahami grahami
Gallery
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Conus grahami luziensis Röckel, D., E. M. Rolán & A. A. Monteiro, 1983
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