Conus flammeacolor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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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. flammeacolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus flammeacolor Petuch, 1992
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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.
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras and Panama.
Description
editHabitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 20 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 55 m.[3]
References
edit- ^ Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus flammeacolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192425A2092954. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192425A2092954.en. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ a b Conus flammeacolor 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.
- 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- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Dauciconus flammeacolor". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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