Conus kalafuti 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 kalafuti Motta, A.J. da, 1987 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. kalafuti
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus kalafuti da Motta, 1987
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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
editThis marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Belize and Honduras.
Description
editThe maximum recorded shell length is 15 mm.[2]
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Habitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 1.5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 12 m.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Conus kalafuti da Motta, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ a b c 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus kalafuti.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Purpuriconus kalafuti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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