Conus queenslandis explained

Conus queenslandis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^{[1] [2]}

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.

Taxonomic relation

Conus queenslandis was originally named as a subspecies of Conus tribblei Walls, 1977 but has been recognized as a valid species, alternative representation in the subgenus Splinoconus..

Description

The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 110 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Vietnam, New Caledonia and Queensland, Australia

References

• Motta, A.J. da 1984. Three new Conus species. La Conchiglia 16(178-179): 24-28
• Wilson, B. (1994) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 2 Neogastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 370 pp.
• Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
• Röckel, D., Richard, G. & Moolenbeek, R.G. 1995. Deep-water Cones (Gastropoda: Conidae) from the New Caledonia region. In, Bouchet, P. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 14. Mémoires de Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 167: 557-594
• 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

• World Register of Marine Species
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus queenslandis da Motta, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584852 on 2012-01-21
2. Wilson, B. (1994) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 2 Neogastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 370 pp.