Conus julieandreae
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus julieandreae Cargile, W.P., 1995 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. julieandreae
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus julieandreae Cargile, 1995
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Belize, Honduras and Colombia.
| Continents | North America, South America |
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| Countries | Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia |
| Biogeographical realms | Neotropical |
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 30.7 mm.[3]
- Classification: Conus julieandreae belongs to the family Conidae, which includes all cone snails.
- Predatory and venomous: Like all cone snails, Conus julieandreae is a predator and possesses venom, capable of stinging humans, so live specimens should be handled with caution or avoided.
- Shell characteristics:
- The shell is lightweight and thin, but not fragile.
- It is slightly glossy, oval, and cylindrical with parallel sides that constrict to a narrower base.
- The body of the shell has slightly angled depressions that resemble wrinkles.
- The aperture is wide at the bottom.
- Size: The maximum recorded shell length is 30.7 mm.
- Locality: Cayo Caratasca, East Honduras.
- Habitat: Muddy sand bottom, collected by divers at depths of -15/18m.
- Other: Very rare species, with an irregular lip.[4][5]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 3 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[3]
References
- ^ a b Conus julieandreae Cargile, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Conus julieandreae - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio". animalia.bio. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Conus julieandreae". Allspira. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Pacific, Aquarium of the. "Geographic Cone Snail". www.aquariumofpacific.org. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus julieandreae.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Tenorioconus julieandreae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.