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Conus pseudaurantius

{{short description|Species of sea snail}}

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| taxon = Conus pseudaurantius

| image =Conus pseudoaurantius 1.jpg

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| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus pseudoaurantius Vink, D.L.N. & R. von Cosel, 1985

| authority = Vink & Cosel, 1985

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

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  • Conus (Stephanoconus) pseudaurantius Vink & Cosel, 1985 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Protoconus pseudaurantius (Vink & Cosel, 1985)
  • Tenorioconus pseudaurantius (Vink & Cosel, 1985)

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Conus pseudaurantius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|428251|Conus pseudaurantius Vink & Cosel, 1985||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.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 41 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|doi-access=free}}.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 3 m. Maximum recorded depth is 5 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

  • [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=5|id=8525|title=Tenorioconus pseudaurantius|access-date=16 January 2019}}

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pseudaurantius

Category:Gastropods described in 1985

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