Conus scalarissimus 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 view of shell of Conus scalarissimus da Motta, 1988. | |
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. scalarissimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus scalarissimus da Motta, 1988
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these marine snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, so live ones should be handled carefully, or not at all.
Description edit
The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between the Gulf of California, Western Mexico, and Peru
References edit
- ^ a b WoRMS (2015). Conus scalarissimus da Motta, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429887 on 2015-04-29
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- 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 scalarissimus.
- "Gradiconus scalarissimus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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