Conus parascalaris

Conus parascalaris
Shell and protoconch of Conus parascalaris (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. parascalaris
Binomial name
Conus parascalaris Petuch, 1987
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Dauciconus) parascalaris Petuch, 1987 · accepted, alternative representation Dauciconus parascalaris (Petuch, 1987) Gradiconus parascalaris (Petuch, 1987)

Conus parascalaris 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.

Description

Original description: "Shell thin, fragile, elongated; spire elevated, protracted, scalariform; shoulder sharply angled; body whorl smooth, polished; anterior end with numerous fine, incised sulci; color white, overlaid with closely-packed, thin, vertical, pale tan flammules; spire with scattered tan, crescent-shaped flammules; interior of aperture white; periostracum thin, pale tan, with tufts along shoulder."[2]

The maximum recorded shell length is 23 mm.[3]

Distribution

Locus typicus: "Gulf of Venezuela, off Punto Fijo, Falcon, Venezuela."[4]

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela at a depth of 35 m.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 35 m. Maximum recorded depth is 35 m.[3]

References

1. Conus parascalaris Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
2. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 112. Publ: CERF
3. 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.
4. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 112. Publ: CERF

• Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas. 112, plate 25, figure 14-15
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• 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
• "Dauciconus parascalaris". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.