Conus binghamae

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

Conus binghamae
Shell and protoconch of Conus binghamae (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. binghamae
Binomial name
Conus binghamae Petuch, 1987
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Kellyconus) binghamae Petuch, 1987 · accepted, alternate representation Gladioconus binghamae (Petuch, 1987) Kellyconus binghamae (Petuch, 1987)

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 19 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off Southeast Florida at a depth of 61 m.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus binghamae Petuch, 1987. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429330 on 2015-07-30

• Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas. 29, plate 5, figure 1-2.
• Tucker J. T. (2013) The cone shells of Florida. An illustrated key and a review of the Recent species. 155 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
• 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

• To World Register of Marine Species
• "Kellyconus binghamae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.