Conus evansi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]
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| Shell of Conus evansi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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. evansi
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| Conus evansi Bondarev, 2001
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description edit
The size of the shell attains 41 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Red Sea.
References edit
- ^ Raybaudi-Massilia, G. (2013). "Conus evansi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192756A2156568. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192756A2156568.en. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus evansi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429597 on 2015-09-18
- Bondarev, I., 2001. Description of a new cone species (Conus evansi) from the Red Sea, Dahlak (Gastropoda, Conidae). La Conchiglia 299: 25–26, 61
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing
- 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 evansi.
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Graphiconus evansi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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