Conus carioca explained

Conus carioca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 36 mm and 57 mm.

Distribution

Trawled at 35-40 m., this marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Brasil.

References

• Edward J. Petuch, New South American Gastropods in the Genera Conus (Conidae) and Latirus; Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 99 (1986)
• Petuch E. (2013) Biogeography and biodiversity of western Atlantic mollusks. CRC Press. 252 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

• To World Register of Marine Species
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• Gastropods.com: Sandericonus sanderi var. carioca

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus carioca. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429893 on 2015-10-07