Conus gigasulcatus

Conus gigasulcatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

Conus gigasulcatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. gigasulcatus
Binomial name
Conus gigasulcatus
Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008 [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Asprella gigasulcata (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008)
  • Conus (Asprella) gigasulcatus Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008 · accepted, alternate representation

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 an adult shell varies between 28 mm and 90 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and Vanuatu

References

  1. Moolenbeek, R. G., Rockel, D., and Bouchet, P., 2008. New records and new species of cones from deeper water off Fiji (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Conidae). Vita Malacologica, 6: 35 -49
  2. Conus gigasulcatus Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 July 2011.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Asprella gigasulcata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  • Holotype in MNHN, Paris


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