Conus clerii

Conus clerii
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus clerii Reeve, L.A., 1844
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. clerii
Binomial name
	Conus clerii; Reeve, 1844
Synonyms
	Conus (Lamniconus) clerii Reeve, 1844 · accepted, alternate representation; Lamniconus clerii (Reeve, 1844);

Conus clerii, common name Clery'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 is found in the Atlantic Ocean, most commonly between Brazil to Northern Argentina.

Description[]

The maximum recorded shell length is 65 mm.^[2]

Habitat[]

Minimum recorded depth is 15 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 100 m.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Conus clerii Reeve, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Lamniconus clerii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus clerii Reeve, 1844. 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.

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