Conus sennottorum

Conus sennottorum
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sennottorum Rehder, H.A. & R.T. Abbott, 1951
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. sennottorum
Binomial name
	Conus sennottorum; Rehder & Abbott, 1951
Synonyms[1]
	Conasprella sennottorum (Rehder & Abbott, 1951); Conus (Dauciconus) sennottorum Rehder & Abbott, 1951 · accepted, alternate representation; Gradiconus sennottorum (Rehder & Abbott, 1951);

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

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 and in the Gulf of Mexico., from West Florida to Venezuela.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 46 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 26 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 106 m.[2]

References

Conus sennettorum, holotype at the Smithsonian Institution

Conus sennottorum Rehder & Abbott, 1951. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
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.

Rehder, H. A. and R. T. Abbott. 1951. Some new and interesting mollusks from the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Revista de la Sociedad Malacológica "Carlos de la Torre" 8: 53–66, pls. 8–9.
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
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Gradiconus sennottorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus sennottorum Rehder & Abbott, 1951. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

[Welch_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.