Conus garciai 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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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus garciai Motta, A.J. da, 1982 | |
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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. garciai
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus garciai da Motta, 1982
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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 Belize, Honduras and Panama.
Description
editHabitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 37 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 49 m.[3]
References
edit- ^ Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus garciai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192628A2130584. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192628A2130584.en. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b Conus garciai da Motta, 1982. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 July 2011.
- ^ 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.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
- 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus garciai.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Gradiconus garciai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
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