Conus granum
Conus granum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus granum Röckel, D. & H. Fischöder, 1985 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. granum |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus granum Röckel & Fischöder, 1985 | |
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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 18 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Maldives, Taiwan; Fiji, New Caledonia, and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland)
References
- Conus granum Röckel & Fischöder, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Röckel, D. von & Fischöder, H. 1985. Eine neue Conus-Art von der Philippinen. Spixiana (Munich) 8(1): 67-72
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
- Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 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
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Leporiconus granum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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