Conus brunneofilaris

Conus brunneofilaris
	Shell and protoconch of Conus brunneofilaris (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. brunneofilaris
Binomial name
	Conus brunneofilaris; Petuch, 1990
Synonyms[1]
	Cariboconus brunneofilaris (Petuch, 1990); Conus (Dauciconus) brunneofilaris Petuch, 1990 · accepted, alternate representation; Gradiconus brunneofilaris (Petuch, 1990);

Conus brunneofilaris 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 Caribbean Sea off Panama

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 14 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 65 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 65 m.[2]

References

Conus brunneofilaris Petuch, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
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. 1990. A new molluscan faunule from the Caribbean coast of Panama. Nautilus 104: 57–70.
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
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Gradiconus brunneofilaris". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus brunneofilaris Petuch, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

[Welch_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.