Conus garywilsoni

Conus garywilsoni
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus garywilsoni Lorenz,F. Jr.& H.Morrison,2003
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. garywilsoni
Binomial name
	Conus garywilsoni; Lorenz & Morrison, 2004[1]
Synonyms[2]
	Conus (Lividoconus) garywilsoni Lorenz & Morrison, 2004 · accepted, alternate representation; Calamiconus garywilsoni (Lorenz & Morrison, 2004);

Conus garywilsoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

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 an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 21 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and can be found off the Northwest Cape, Western Australia.

References

Lorenz & Morrison. 2004. La Conchiglia, 35 (309) : 43-46. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
Conus garywilsoni Lorenz & Morrison, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 July 2011.

Lorenz, F. and Morrison, H. 2004a. A new species of Conidae (Gastropoda: Toxoglossa) from Western Australia: Conus garywilsoni sp. nov. La Conchiglia 35(309):43-46, 1 pl.
Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. 4 September 2009 Edition
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

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[1] Lorenz & Morrison. 2004. La Conchiglia, 35 (309) : 43-46. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.

[WoRMS-2] Conus garywilsoni Lorenz & Morrison, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 July 2011.