Conus curassaviensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus curassaviensis Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792 | |
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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. curassaviensis
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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 species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Aruba, Netherlands Antilles.
Description
editHabitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 2 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 9 m.[3]
References
edit- ^ Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus curassaviensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192535A2111152. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192535A2111152.en. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b Conus curassaviensis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. 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
edit- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Tenorioconus curassaviensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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