Conus infinitus
Conus infinitus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[3]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus infinitus Rolán, 1990 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. infinitus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus infinitus Rolán, 1990 [2] | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus infinitus Rolán, 1990, showing variation in the species.
Apertural view of Conus infinitus.
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 12 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Maio, Cape Verde.[1]
References
- Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus infinitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192571A2118557. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192571A2118557.en.
- Rolán, E., 1990. Descripcion de Nuevas Especies y Subespecies del Genero Conus (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) para el Archipelago de Cabo Verde. Iberus: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Malocologia, Suppl. 2: 5 -70
- Conus infinitus Rolán, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 2011.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 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
- "Africonus infinitus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
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