Conus sculpturatus 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 sculpturatus Rockel, D. & A.J. da Motta, 1986 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. sculpturatus
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| Conus sculpturatus Röckel & da Motta, 1986
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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 edit
The size of the shell varies between 32 mm and 44 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References edit
- ^ a b Conus sculpturatus Röckel & da Motta, 1986. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Röckel, D., and da Motta, A. J., 1986. Conus sculpteratus n. sp., eine neue Art des Conus alabaster - Komplexes von den Philippinen (Prosobranchia: Conidae). Heldia: Münchner Malakologische Mitteilungen, 1 (4 ): 133–135
- 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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus sculpturatus.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Phasmoconus sculpturatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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