Conus clerii
Conus clerii, common name Clery's cone, 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 clerii Reeve, L.A., 1844 | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. clerii |
Binomial name | |
Conus clerii Reeve, 1844 | |
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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.
Distribution
This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean, most commonly between Brazil to Northern Argentina.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 15 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 100 m.[2]
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References
- Conus clerii Reeve, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- 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
- "Lamniconus clerii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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