Conus scopulorum 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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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. scopulorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus scopulorum Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1971
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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 edit
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brasil.
Description edit
Habitat edit
Minimum recorded depth is 47 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 120 m.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Conus scopulorum Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1971. 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.
- Van Mol, J. J., B. Tursch and M. Kempf. 1971. Further notes on Brazilian Conidae. Zoologische Mededelingen 45: 161–166, pl. 1
- 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
- "Brasiliconus scopulorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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