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Conus scopulorum

{{short description|Species of sea snail}}

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| taxon = Conus scopulorum

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| authority = Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1971

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

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  • Brasiliconus scopulorum (van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1971)
  • Conus (Brasiliconus) scopulorum van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1971 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Leptoconus scopulorum (Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1971)
  • Protoconus scopulorum (van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1971)

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Conus scopulorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|428351|Conus scopulorum Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1971||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 Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 26.5 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}}.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 47 m. Maximum recorded depth is 120 m.

References

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  • Van Mol, J. J., B. Tursch and M. Kempf. 1971. Further notes on Brazilian Conidae. Zoologische Mededelingen 45: 161–166, pl. 1
  • 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]
  • {{Gastropods.com|key=8|id=24528|title=Brasiliconus scopulorum|access-date=16 January 2019}}

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scopulorum

Category:Gastropods described in 1971

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