Biology:Conus kremerorum
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Short description: Species of sea snail
| Conus kremerorum | |
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| Shell and protoconch of Conus kremerorum (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
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. kremerorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus kremerorum Petuch, 1988
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Conus kremerorum 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.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 30 mm.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Barbados at a depth of 70 m.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 70 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 70 m.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus kremerorum Petuch, 1988. 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.
- Petuch, E. J. Neogene History of Tropical American Mollusks: Biogeography and Evolutionary Patterns of Tropical Western Atlantic Mollusks. 162, plate 38, figure 10.
- 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
- "Conasprelloides kremerorum" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_24509.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q1609156 entry
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