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Conus nielsenae

Summary

Conus nielsenae, common name Nielsen's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus nielsenae
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus nielsenae Marsh, J.A., 1962
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. nielsenae
Binomial name
Conus nielsenae
Marsh, 1962
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) nielsenae Marsh, 1962 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Kioconus nielsenae (Marsh, 1962)

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.

Notes edit

Additional information regarding this species:[1]

  • Taxonomy: The status of Conus nielsenae, Conus reductaspiralis and Conus thevenardensis has been disputed by some authors, but Australian specialists generally regard them as distinct. For conservation evaluation, all three are here listed as distinct.

The subspecies Conus nielsenae reductaspiralis Walls, 1979 is a synonym of Conus reductaspiralis Walls, 1979

Description edit

The size of the shell varies between 28 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs off the Kermadec Islands and off Australia (New South Wales, Queensland).

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Conus nielsenae Marsh, 1962. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  • Marsh, J.A. 1962. Two new cone shells (Mollusca: Conidae) from Queensland. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia 6: 40–42
  • Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
  • 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

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus nielsenae.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Kioconus nielsenae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.