Biology:Conus bayeri
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus bayeri Petuch, E.J., 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. bayeri
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| Conus bayeri Petuch, 1987
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Conus bayeri 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 marine snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
Original description: "Shell small for genus, slender with low spire; body whorl smooth, with 10 incised sulci around anterior tip; shoulder sharp-angled, carinated; spire whorls slightly canaliculate; 2 small spiral sulci on body whorl just below shoulder carina; shell color white with 6 wide spiral bands made up of small, pale yellow-tan vertical lines; clear band around mid-body; anterior tip white; spiral whorls with scattered pale yellow-tan flammules; interior of aperture white; early whorls with beaded carina."[2]
The maximum recorded shell length is 16 mm.[3]
Distribution
Locus typicus: "Golfo de Morrosquillo, Colombia."[4]
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama and Colombia.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 35 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 35 m.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus bayeri Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ↑ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 114. Publ: CERF
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 114. Publ: CERF
- Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean molluscan faunas. [v] + 154 + A1-A4, 29 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia.
- 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
- "Gradiconus bayeri" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_9448.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q1313054 entry
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