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Conus julieandreae

{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}

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| taxon = Conus julieandreae

| image =Conus julieandreae 1.jpg

| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus julieandreae Cargile, W.P., 1995

| authority = Cargile, 1995

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

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| synonyms =

  • Conus (Stephanoconus) julieandreae Cargile, 1995 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Protoconus julieandreae (Cargile, 1995)
  • Tenorioconus 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.{{WRMS species|428167|Conus julieandreae Cargile, 1995||27 March 2010}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Conus julieandreae - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio |url=https://animalia.bio/conus-julieandreae |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=animalia.bio}}

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Belize, Honduras and Colombia.

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!Continents

!North America, South America

Countries

|Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia

Biogeographical realms

|Neotropical

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 30.7 mm.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}}.

  • 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.{{Cite web |title=Conus julieandreae |url=https://allspira.com/product/conus-julieandreae/?srsltid=AfmBOop083NEOwGTQq2AyIQgtooDsLL93P0gFk7DffUUgB7G4LbMkiEk |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Allspira |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Pacific |first=Aquarium of the |title=Geographic Cone Snail |url=https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/geographic_cone_snail#:~:text=Physical%20Characteristics,is%20wide%20at%20the%20bottom. |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=www.aquariumofpacific.org |language=en}}

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Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 3 m. Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.

References

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  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
  • [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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

{{Commons category}}

  • [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The Conus Biodiversity website]
  • [http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea]
  • {{Gastropods.com|key=0|id=9040|title=Tenorioconus julieandreae|access-date=16 January 2019}}

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julieandreae

Category:Gastropods described in 1995

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