Conus bayeri

Conus bayeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus bayeri Petuch, E.J., 1987

Conus bayeri
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus bayeri Petuch, E.J., 1987
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. bayeri
Binomial name
Conus bayeri
Petuch, 1987
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) bayeri Petuch, 1987 · accepted, alternative representation
  • Gradiconus bayeri (Petuch, 1987)
  • Profundiconus bayeri (Petuch, 1987)

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. Conus bayeri Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  2. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 114. Publ: CERF
  3. 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.
  4. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 114. Publ: CERF


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