Conus arangoi

Conus arangoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus arangoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. arangoi
Binomial name
Conus arangoi Sarasúa, 1977
Synonyms[1]
Conasprella arangoi (Sarasúa, 1977) Conus (Dauciconus) arangoi Sarasúa, 1977 · accepted, alternate representation Conus abbotti auct. non Clench, 1942 Purpuriconus arangoi (Sarasúa, 1977)

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 Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 45.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[2]

References

1. Conus arangoi Sarasúa, 1977. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
2. 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.

• Sarasúa, H. 1977. Dos nuevas formas Cubanas del género Conus (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). Poeyana 165: 1–5
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• 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
• "Purpuriconus arangoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.