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Conus gradatus

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Conus gradatus
Apertural view of a shell of Conus gradatus
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. gradatus
Binomial name
Conus gradatus
W. Wood, 1828
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) gradatus W. Wood, 1828 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Gradiconus gradatus (W. Wood, 1828)

Conus gradatus, common name the graduated cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

The subspecies Conus gradatus thaanumi Schwengel, 1955i s a synonym of Conus recurvus Broderip, 1833

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California, Western Mexico to Peru.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus gradatus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428141 on 2015-10-03
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  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Gradiconus gradatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.