Conus jucundus

Conus jucundus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus jucundus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1887
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. jucundus
Binomial name
	Conus jucundus; G. B. Sowerby III, 1887
Synonyms[1]
	Conus (Dauciconus) jucundus G. B. Sowerby III, 1887 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus regius abbotti Clench, 1942; Leptoconus abbotti (Clench, 1942); Purpuriconus jucundus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1887);

Conus jucundus, common name Abbott's cone, 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 the Bahamas.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 43 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0.3 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0.3 m.[2]

References

Conus jucundus G. B. Sowerby III, 1887. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2012.
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.

Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition.
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218
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 jucundus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus jucundus G. B. Sowerby III, 1887. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2012.

[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.