Conus pergrandis
Conus pergrandis, common name the grand cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
| Conus pergrandis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus pergrandis (Iredale, T., 1937) | |
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. pergrandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus pergrandis (Iredale, 1937) | |
| Synonyms[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 size of the shell varies between 73 mm and 161 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Taiwan, Indo-China, Indo-Malaysia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, the Western Pacific and Queensland, Australia.
References
- Conus pergrandis (Iredale, 1937). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Iredale, T. 1937. Embrikena, a new Genus of the Family Conidae (Phylum Mollusca). Festschrift für Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand, Riga 3: 406–408, pl. 18
- Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific Marine Shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls.
- Kosuge, S. 1980. Description of a new species of the genus Conus. Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1(5): 81–82
- Petuch, E.J. & Mendenhall, W. 1972. A new species of Conus from Taiwan. The Veliger 15(2): 96
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
- Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
- 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
- "Asprella pergrandis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus pergrandis.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.