Conus lindae

Conus lindae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1] Conus lindae is the type species of the subgenus Lindaconus Petuch, 2002.[1]

Conus lindae
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus lindae Petuch, E.J., 1987
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. lindae
Binomial name
Conus lindae Petuch, 1987
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Lindaconus) lindae Petuch, 1987 · accepted, alternate representation Lindaconus lindae (Petuch, 1987)

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 31 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 240 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 250 m.[2]

References

1. Conus lindae Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 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.

• Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas. 55, plate 9, figure 9–10.
• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
• 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
• "Lindaconus lindae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.