Conus garywilsoni
Conus garywilsoni 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 garywilsoni Lorenz,F. Jr.& H.Morrison,2003 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. garywilsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus garywilsoni Lorenz & Morrison, 2004[1] | |
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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.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 21 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and can be found off the Northwest Cape, Western Australia.
References
- Lorenz & Morrison. 2004. La Conchiglia, 35 (309) : 43-46. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- Conus garywilsoni Lorenz & Morrison, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 July 2011.
- Lorenz, F. and Morrison, H. 2004a. A new species of Conidae (Gastropoda: Toxoglossa) from Western Australia: Conus garywilsoni sp. nov. La Conchiglia 35(309):43-46, 1 pl.
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. 4 September 2009 Edition
- 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
- Gastropods.com: Calamiconus lischkeanus lischkeanus garywilsoni (var.)
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
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