Conus jacarusoi 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 jacarusoi Petuch, E.J., 1998 | |
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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. jacarusoi
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| Conus jacarusoi Petuch, 1998
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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 marine species occurs off the Bahamas.
Description
editThe maximum recorded shell length is 25 mm.[2]
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Habitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 15 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 15 m.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Conus jacarusoi Petuch, 1998. 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. 1998a. Molluscan discoveries from the tropical western Atlantic region. Part 5. New species of Conus from the Bahamas, Honduran Banks, San Blas Archipelago, and northeastern South America. La Conchiglia 30(287):25–37, 21 figs.
- 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
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Magelliconus jacarusoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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