Conus zylmanae explained

Conus zylmanae 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.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 24 mm.^[1]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 6 m.^[1] Maximum recorded depth is 7 m.^[1]

References

• Petuch, E. J. 1998a. Molluscan discoveries from the tropical western Atlantic region. Part 5. New species of Conus from the Bahamas, Honduran Banks, San Blas Archipelago, and northeastern South America. La Conchiglia 30(287): 25–37, 21 figs.
• 10.1093/mollus/eyu055 . 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. 1–23. 4541476. 26300576.

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea

Notes and References

1. Welch . J. J. . 2010 . The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence . . 5 . 1. e8776 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 . 20098740 . 2808249 . 2010PLoSO...5.8776W . free .