Conus zylmanae | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus zylmanae Petuch, E.J., 1998 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. zylmanae
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Binomial name | |
Conus zylmanae Petuch, 1998
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Conus zylmanae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [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.
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas.
The maximum recorded shell length is 24 mm. [3]
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Minimum recorded depth is 6 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 7 m. [3]