Conus kirkandersi

Conus kirkandersi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conus kirkandersi
Shell and protoconch of Conus kirkandersi (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. kirkandersi
Binomial name
Conus kirkandersi
Petuch, 1987
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) kirkandersi Petuch, 1987 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Purpuriconus kirkandersi (Petuch, 1987)

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Mexico.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus kirkandersi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429719 on 2015-10-16
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Purpuriconus kirkandersi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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