Conus honkeri 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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| Shell and protoconch of Conus honkeri (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
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. honkeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus honkeri Petuch, 1988
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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 Venezuela at a depth of 35 m.
Description
editThe maximum recorded shell length is 37 mm.[3]
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Habitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 35 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 35 m.[3]
References
edit- ^ Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus honkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192856A2175075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192856A2175075.en. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ a b Conus honkeri Petuch, 1988. 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. Neogene History of Tropical American Mollusks: Biogeography and Evolutionary Patterns of Tropical Western Atlantic Mollusks. 158, plate 36, figure 1–2.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
External links
edit- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Conus honkeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
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