Conus havanensis
| Conus havanensis | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus havanensis Aguayo, C.G. & I. Porez Farfante, 1947 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. havanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus havanensis Aguayo & Farfante, 1947 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus havanensis 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.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Cuba and Jamaica.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 34 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Conus havanensis Aguayo & Farfante, 1947. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- 1 2 3 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.
- Bacallado J.J., Espinosa J. & Ortea J. (2007). Nueva especie del género Conus Linné, 1758 (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) de la costa norte occidental de Cuba. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias, 18(3-4): 117-123
- * 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: Purpuriconus havanensis
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