Conus gabelishi
| Conus gabelishi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. gabelishi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus gabelishi da Motta, 1982 [1]
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Conus gabelishi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2] It gets its name from the researcher who discovered it, A.J. Gabelish.[3]
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[edit]
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.[3]
Distribution[edit]
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia at depths of 130-230m below sealevel.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ da Motta, A. J., 1982. Seventeen New Cone Shell Names (Gastropoda: Conidae). , 1: 1 -20
- ^ a b Conus gabelishi da Motta, 1982. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 July 2011.
- ^ 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
External links[edit]
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Floraconus gabelishi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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