Conus havanensis

Conus havanensis
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus havanensis Aguayo, C.G. & I. Porez Farfante, 1947
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. havanensis
Binomial name
	Conus havanensis; Aguayo & Farfante, 1947
Synonyms[1]
	Conus (Dauciconus) havanensis Aguayo & Pérez Farfante, 1947 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus olgae Bacallado, Espinosa & Ortea, 2007; Purpuriconus havanensis (Aguayo & Pérez Farfante, 1947);

Conus havanensis 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 marine species occurs off Cuba and Jamaica.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 34 mm.[2]

Habitat

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

References

Conus havanensis Aguayo & Farfante, 1947. 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.

Bacallado J.J., Espinosa J. & Ortea J. (2007). Nueva especie del género Conus Linné, 1758 (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) de la costa norte occidental de Cuba. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias, 18(3-4): 117-123
* 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
"Purpuriconus havanensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus havanensis Aguayo & Farfante, 1947. 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.