Conus flavus

Conus flavus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus flavus Rockel, D., 1985
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. flavus
Binomial name
	Conus flavus; Röckel, 1985
Synonyms[1]
	Asprella flava (Röckel, 1985); Conus (Phasmoconus) flavus Röckel, 1985· accepted, alternate representation; Graphiconus flavus (Röckel, 1985);

Conus flavus 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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 45 mm and 78 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, New Guinea; the Solomon Islands and Fiji.

References

Conus flavus Röckel, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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
"Graphiconus flavus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus flavus Röckel, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.