Conus julieandreae

Conus julieandreae
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus julieandreae Cargile, W.P., 1995
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. julieandreae
Binomial name
	Conus julieandreae; Cargile, 1995
Synonyms[1]
	Conus (Stephanoconus) julieandreae Cargile, 1995 · accepted, alternate representation; Protoconus julieandreae (Cargile, 1995); Tenorioconus julieandreae (Cargile, 1995);

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Belize, Honduras and Colombia.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 30.7 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 3 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[2]

References

Conus julieandreae Cargile, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
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.

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
"Tenorioconus julieandreae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus julieandreae Cargile, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

[Welch_2010-2] 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.