Conus sanderi

Conus sanderi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sanderi Wils, E. & R.G. Moolenbeek, 1979
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. sanderi
Binomial name
Conus sanderi
Wils & Moolenbeek, 1979
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Sandericonus) sanderi Wils & Moolenbeek, 1979 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus hunti Wils & Moolenbeek, 1979
  • Conus knudseni Sander, 1982
  • Conus perprotractus Petuch, 1987
  • Conus sorenseni Sander, 1982
  • Dauciconus sanderi (Wils & Moolenbeek, 1979)
  • Sandericonus hunti (Wils & Moolenbeek, 1979)
  • Sandericonus knudseni (Sander, 1982)
  • Sandericonus perprotractus (Petuch, 1987)
  • Sandericonus sanderi (Wils & Moolenbeek, 1979)
  • Sandericonus sorenseni (Sander, 1982)

Conus sanderi 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

The type locality of Conus sanderi, Wils & Moolenbeek,1979 is off St. James, west coast of Barbados West Indies, where type material was dredged at 155–180 metres depth by R.V. Martlet, operating from Bellairs Research Institute of McGill University. This species also known from as far south as Eastern Brasil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 57 mm.[2]
The living animal of juvenile specimens around 20–25 mm. length
is an all-over bright golden-yellow in color.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 35 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 175 m.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Conus sanderi Wils & Moolenbeek, 1979.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  2. 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.

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