- Source: Conus wallangra
Conus wallangra, common name the Wallangra cone, 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 snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, warranting handling caution.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales and Queensland.
References
Garrard, T.A. 1961. Mollusca collected by M. V. "Challenger" off the east coast of Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 5: 3–38
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
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): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
External links
The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Plicaustraconus wallangra". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Seashells of New South Wales: Conus wallangra
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Conus wallangra
- List of Conus species
- Plicaustraconus
- List of data deficient invertebrates
- List of data deficient molluscs
