Conus venezuelanus

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

Conus venezuelanus 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 species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 27 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 25 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 25 m.[2]

References

Conus venezuelanus Petuch, 1987. 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.

Petuch, E.J. (1987) New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas. The Coastal Education and Research Foundation, Charlottesville, Virginia, 154 pp.
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

Shell and protoconch of Conus venezuelanus (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Conasprelloides venezuelanus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus venezuelanus Petuch, 1987. 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.