Conus bessei
Species of sea snail
| Conus bessei | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. bessei |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus bessei Petuch, 1992 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conus bessei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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 species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras and Belize
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 15 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 20 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 20 m.[3]
References
- ^ Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus bessei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192315A2071524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192315A2071524.en. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ a b Conus bessei Petuch, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ a b c 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.
- Petuch, E. J. 1992. Molluscan discoveries from the tropical Western Atlantic region. Part 1. New species of Conus from the Bahamas Platform, Central American and northern South American coasts, and the Lesser Antilles. La Conchiglia 23(264): 36-40
- 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
- "Purpuriconus bessei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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