Conus capreolus

Conus capreolus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus capreolus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus capreolus Rockel, D., 1985
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. capreolus
Binomial name
Conus capreolus
Röckel, 1985
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) capreolus Röckel, 1985 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus semisulcatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 (Invalid: junior homonym of Conus semisulcatus Bronn, 1831)
  • Kioconus capreolus (Röckel, 1985)

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 36 mm and 65 mm.

Distribution

Thus marine species occurs off East India and in the Andaman Sea.

References

  1. Conus capreolus Röckel, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Kioconus capreolus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.