Conus jucundus

Conus jucundus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus jucundus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1887
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. jucundus
Binomial name
Conus jucundus G. B. Sowerby III, 1887
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Dauciconus) jucundus G. B. Sowerby III, 1887 · accepted, alternate representation Conus regius abbotti Clench, 1942 Leptoconus abbotti (Clench, 1942) Purpuriconus jucundus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1887)

Conus jucundus, common name Abbott's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

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 marine species occurs off the Bahamas.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 43 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0.3 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0.3 m.[2]

References

1. Conus jucundus G. B. Sowerby III, 1887. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2012.
2. 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.

• 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.
• Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218
• 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

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Purpuriconus jucundus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.