Conus zylmanae
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus zylmanae Petuch, E.J., 1998 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. zylmanae |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus zylmanae Petuch, 1998 | |
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Conus zylmanae 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 species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 24 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 6 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 7 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Conus zylmanae Petuch, 1998. 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.
- Petuch, E. J. 1998a. Molluscan discoveries from the tropical western Atlantic region. Part 5. New species of Conus from the Bahamas, Honduran Banks, San Blas Archipelago, and northeastern South America. La Conchiglia 30(287):25-37, 21 figs.
- 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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055.
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Purpuriconus zylmanae
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