Conus grahami

Species of sea snail

Conus grahami
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus grahami Rockel, D., R. von Cosel & L.P. Burnay, 1980
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. grahami
Binomial name
Conus grahami
Röckel, Cosel & Burnay, 1980
Synonyms[2]
  • Africonus grahami (Röckel, Cosel & Burnay, 1980)
  • Africonus grahami grahami (Röckel, Cosel & Burnay, 1980)
  • Conus grahami grahami Röckel, Cosel & Burnay, 1980
  • Conus (Lautoconus) grahami Röckel, Cosel & Burnay, 1980 · accepted, alternate representation
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus grahami Rockel, D., R. von Cosel & L.P. Burnay, 1980, showing variation in the species.

Conus grahami is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[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.

The following two subspecies of Conus grahami are recognized by the World Register of Marine Species:[2]

  • Conus grahami grahami Röckel, Cosel & Burnay, 1980: accepted
  • Conus grahami luziensis Rolán, Röckel & Monteiro, 1983: accepted

Description

The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde islands of São Vicente (Conus grahami grahami) and Santa Luzia (Conus grahami luziensis).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus grahami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192808A2165033. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192808A2165033.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Conus grahami Röckel, Cosel & Burnay, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
  • 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
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Africonus grahami grahami". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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  • Conus grahami luziensis Röckel, D., E. M. Rolán & A. A. Monteiro, 1983
    Conus grahami luziensis Röckel, D., E. M. Rolán & A. A. Monteiro, 1983
Taxon identifiers
Conus grahami


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