Conus roseorapum
Conus roseorapum 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 roseorapum Raybaudi Massilia, G. & A.J. da Motta, 1990 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. roseorapum |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus roseorapum G. Raybaudi & da Motta, 1990 | |
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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 the shell varies between 32 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the South China Sea.
References
- Conus roseorapum G. Raybaudi & da Motta, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Raybaudi, G. and da Motta, A. J. 1990. A new species for the Genus Conus. La Conchiglie 22(253–255):41–43.
- 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
- "Splinoconus roseorapum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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