- Source: Conus maya
Conus maya 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 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 46 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Yucatan.
References
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
World Register of Marine Species
"Dauciconus maya". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar spesies Asilidae
- Conus maya
- Dauciconus
- List of Conus species
- Gradiconus
- Bioprospecting
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species (Animalia)
- IUCN Red List endangered species (Animalia)
- List of endangered invertebrates
- List of compositions for double bass
- List of Bohol flora and fauna
