Conus Maya

Conus maya
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. maya
Binomial name
	Conus maya; (Petuch & Sargent, 2011)
Synonyms
	Conus (Dauciconus) maya (Petuch & Sargent, 2011) · accepted, alternate representation; Dauciconus maya (Petuch & Sargent, 2011); Gradiconus maya Petuch & Sargent, 2011 (original combination);

Short description: Species of sea snail

Conus maya 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 marine 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 28 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Yucatan.

References

↑ Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (2011) New species of Conidae and Conilithidae (Gastropoda) from the tropical Americas and Philippines. With notes on some poorly-known Floridian species. Visaya 3(3): 37-58. (August 2011). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus maya (Petuch & Sargent, 2011). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723804 on 2015-04-29

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

To World Register of Marine Species
"Dauciconus maya" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_68307.shtml.

Wikidata ☰ Q5591897 entry

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[1] Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (2011) New species of Conidae and Conilithidae (Gastropoda) from the tropical Americas and Philippines. With notes on some poorly-known Floridian species. Visaya 3(3): 37-58. (August 2011). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.

[WoRMS-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus maya (Petuch & Sargent, 2011). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723804 on 2015-04-29