Conus gabelishi

Conus gabelishi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. gabelishi
Binomial name
Conus gabelishi
da Motta, 1982 [2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Conus (Floraconus) gabelishi da Motta & Ninomiya, in da Motta, 1982 accepted, alternate representation
  • Floraconus gabelishi (da Motta & Ninomiya, in da Motta, 1982)

Conus gabelishi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[3] It gets its name from the researcher who discovered it, A.J. Gabelish.[4]

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.[citation needed]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 23 mm and 43 mm. The shell is turbinated and smooth, with eight stepped spiral whorls. The shell is a golden yellow with nine thin rows of brown and white bands as well as three indistinct white splotches.[4]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia at depths of 130-230m below sealevel.[4]

References

  1. ^ Morrison, H. (2013). "Conus gabelishi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192851A2174312. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192851A2174312.en. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. ^ da Motta, A. J., 1982. Seventeen New Cone Shell Names (Gastropoda: Conidae). , 1: 1 -20
  3. ^ a b Conus gabelishi da Motta, 1982. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 July 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Da Motta, A. J. (15 May 1982). "Seventeen New Cone Shell Names (Gastropoda, Conidae)". Publicações Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia. 1: 1–20, 3 plates. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.6568168.
  • Motta, A.J. da 1982. Seventeen new cone shell names (Gastropoda: Conidae). Publicaçoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 1: 1–26
  • Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
  • Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
  • Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  • Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp


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