Conus scalarissimus explained

Conus scalarissimus 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 marine snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, so live ones should be handled carefully, or not at all.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between the Gulf of California, Western Mexico, and Peru

References

• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
• 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

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2015). Conus scalarissimus da Motta, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429887 on 2015-04-29