Conus wallangra
Conus wallangra, common name the Wallangra cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus wallangra (Garrard, T.A., 1961) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. wallangra |
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| Conus wallangra (Garrard, 1961) | |
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, warranting handling caution.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales and Queensland.
References
- Conus wallangra (Garrard, 1961). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Garrard, T.A. 1961. Mollusca collected by M. V. "Challenger" off the east coast of Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 5: 3–38
- 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): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Plicaustraconus wallangra". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Seashells of New South Wales: Conus wallangra
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