Biology:Conus jourdani
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Short description: Species of sea snail
| Conus jourdani | |
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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. jourdani
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus jourdani da Motta, 1984
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Conus jourdani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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 occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off St. Helena
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 30.2 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus jourdani da Motta, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
- "Varioconus jourdani" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_24506.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q1609418 entry
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