Conus julieandreae
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| Conus julieandreae | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus julieandreae Cargile, W.P., 1995 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. julieandreae |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus julieandreae Cargile, 1995 | |
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Conus julieandreae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 30.7 mm.[3]
- Classification: Conus julieandreae belongs to the family Conidae, which includes all cone snails.
- Predatory and venomous: Like all cone snails, Conus julieandreae is a predator and possesses venom, capable of stinging humans, so live specimens should be handled with caution or avoided.
- Shell characteristics:
- The shell is lightweight and thin, but not fragile.
- It is slightly glossy, oval, and cylindrical with parallel sides that constrict to a narrower base.
- The body of the shell has slightly angled depressions that resemble wrinkles.
- The aperture is wide at the bottom.
- Size: The maximum recorded shell length is 30.7 mm.
- Locality: Cayo Caratasca, East Honduras.
- Habitat: Muddy sand bottom, collected by divers at depths of -15/18m.
- Other: Very rare species, with an irregular lip.[4][5]
