Conus bessei 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. bessei
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus bessei 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 Belize
Description
editHabitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 20 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 20 m.[3]
References
edit- ^ Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus bessei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192315A2071524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192315A2071524.en. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ a b Conus bessei 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.
- Petuch, E. J. 1992. Molluscan discoveries from the tropical Western Atlantic region. Part 1. New species of Conus from the Bahamas Platform, Central American and northern South American coasts, and the Lesser Antilles. La Conchiglia 23(264): 36-40
- 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
- "Purpuriconus bessei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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