Conus flammeacolor

Conus flammeacolor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus flammeacolor
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. flammeacolor
Binomial name
Conus flammeacolor Petuch, 1992
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Dauciconus) flammeacolor Petuch, 1992 · accepted, alternate representation Dauciconus flammeacolor (Petuch, 1992) Poremskiconus flammeacolor (Petuch, 1992)

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.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras and Panama.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 26 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 20 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 55 m.[2]

References

1. Conus flammeacolor Petuch, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

• 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

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Dauciconus flammeacolor". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.