Conus marielae

Conus marielae
	Shell and protoconch of Conus marielae (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. marielae
Binomial name
	Conus marielae; Rehder & Wilson, 1975
Synonyms[1]
	Conus (Phasmoconus) marielae Rehder & Wilson, 1975 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus moluccensis marielae Rehder & Wilson, 1975; Fulgiconus marielae (Rehder & Wilson, 1975); Phasmoconus marielae (Rehder & Wilson, 1975);

Conus marielae, common name Mariel's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]

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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Marquesas, Tuamotus and the Marshall Islands.

References

Conus marielae Rehder & Wilson, 1975. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2012.
Rehder H. A. & Wilson B. R. (1975). "New Species of Marine Mollusks from Pitcairn Island and the Marquesas". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 203: 1–16. page 14-16. PDF.

Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
Monteiro A. (2009) A new subspecies of Conus moluccensis Küster, 1838 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Tahiti. Visaya 2(5): 88–90. [September 2009]
Limpalaër L. & Monnier E. (2012) Phasmoconus alexandrei (Gastropoda: Conidae), a new species from the western Pacific. Visaya 3(5): 21–27. [March 2012]
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
"Fulgiconus marielae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus marielae Rehder & Wilson, 1975. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2012.

[2] Rehder H. A. & Wilson B. R. (1975). "New Species of Marine Mollusks from Pitcairn Island and the Marquesas". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 203: 1–16. page 14-16. PDF.