Conus grahami 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 grahami Rockel, D., R. von Cosel & L.P. Burnay, 1980 | |
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. grahami
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus grahami Röckel, Cosel & Burnay, 1980
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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.
The following two subspecies of Conus grahami are recognized by the World Register of Marine Species:[2]
- Conus grahami grahami Röckel, Cosel & Burnay, 1980: accepted
- Conus grahami luziensis Rolán, Röckel & Monteiro, 1983: accepted
Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 30 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde islands of São Vicente (Conus grahami grahami) and Santa Luzia (Conus grahami luziensis).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus grahami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192808A2165033. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192808A2165033.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Conus grahami Röckel, Cosel & Burnay, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
- 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
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Africonus grahami grahami". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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