Conus sculletti explained
Conus sculletti, common name Scullett's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
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 30 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales and Queensland
References
- Marsh . J.A. . Two New Cone Shells (Mollusca, Conidae) from Queensland . Journal of the Malacological Soci . 1962 . 1 . 6 . 40–42 . 10.1080/00852988.1962.10673789.
- Book: Wilson. Barry . Australian Marine Shells: Prosobranch Gastropods (neogastropods) . 1994 . Odyssey . Kallaroo, WA. 9780646152271.
- Book: Röckel . Dieter . Korn . Werner . Kohn . Alan J. . Manual of the Living Conidae . 1995 . Hemmen . Wiesbaden . 9783925919176.
- Book: Tucker . John K. . Tenorio . Manuel J. . Systematic Classification of Recent and Fossil Conoidean Gastropods with Keys to the Genera of Cone Shells . 2009 . ConchBooks . Hackenheim . 9783939767268 . 1st.
- Puillandre . N. . Duda . T. F. . Meyer . C. . Olivera . B. M. . Bouchet . P. . One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails . Journal of Molluscan Studies . 5 September 2014 . 81 . 1 . 1–23 . 10.1093/mollus/eyu055. 4541476 . 26300576.
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