Conus zylmanae

Conus zylmanae
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus zylmanae Petuch, E.J., 1998
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. zylmanae
Binomial name
	Conus zylmanae; Petuch, 1998
Synonyms[1]
	Conus (Dauciconus) zylmanae Petuch, 1998 · accepted, alternate representation; Purpuriconus zylmanae (Petuch, 1998);

Conus zylmanae 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 Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 24 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 6 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 7 m.[2]

References

Conus zylmanae Petuch, 1998. 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. PMC 2808249. PMID 20098740.

Petuch, E. J. 1998a. Molluscan discoveries from the tropical western Atlantic region. Part 5. New species of Conus from the Bahamas, Honduran Banks, San Blas Archipelago, and northeastern South America. La Conchiglia 30(287): 25–37, 21 figs.
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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.

External links

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

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[WoRMS-1] Conus zylmanae Petuch, 1998. 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. PMC 2808249. PMID 20098740.