Conus sphacelatus

Conus sphacelatus
Original drawing of a shell of Conus sphacelatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. sphacelatus
Binomial name
Conus sphacelatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Dauciconus) sphacelatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · accepted, alternate representation Conus liratus Reeve, 1844 Purpuriconus sphacelatus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)

Conus sphacelatus 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

The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.

References

1. Conus sphacelatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

• 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
• "Purpuriconus sphacelatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.