Conus bartschi

Conus bartschi, common name Bartsch's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus bartschi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus bartschi Hanna, G.D. & A.M. Strong, 1949
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. bartschi
Binomial name
Conus bartschi
G. D. Hanna & Strong, 1949
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Stephanoconus) bartschi Hanna & Strong, 1949 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus andrangae Schwengel, 1955
  • Stephanoconus andrangae Schwengel, J.S., 1955
  • Stephanoconus bartschi (Hanna & Strong, 1949)

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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 22 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California, Western Mexico, to Costa Rica.

References

  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Stephanoconus bartschi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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