Conus fragilissimus

Conus fragilissimus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus fragilissimus Petuch, E.J., 1979
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. fragilissimus
Binomial name
	Conus fragilissimus; Petuch, 1979
Synonyms
	Conus (Gastridium) fragilissimus Petuch, 1979 · accepted, alternate representation; Gastridium fragilissimum (Petuch, 1979);

Conus fragilissimus, common name the fragile geography 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.

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 26 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Red Sea and off Ethiopia.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Conus fragilissimus Petuch, 1979. WoRMS (2010). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 September 2011.

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
"Gastridium fragilissimus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus fragilissimus Petuch, 1979. WoRMS (2010). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 September 2011.

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