Conus gradatus

Conus gradatus
Apertural view of a shell of Conus gradatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. gradatus
Binomial name
Conus gradatus W. Wood, 1828
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Dauciconus) gradatus W. Wood, 1828 · accepted, alternate representation Gradiconus gradatus (W. Wood, 1828)

Conus gradatus, common name the graduated cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

The subspecies Conus gradatus thaanumi Schwengel, 1955i s a synonym of Conus recurvus Broderip, 1833

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.

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Distribution[]

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California, Western Mexico to Peru.

References[]

• Tenorio M.J., Tucker J.K. & Chaney H.W. (2012) The families Conilithidae and Conidae. The cones of the Eastern Pacific. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks page(s): 55
• 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[]

• To World Register of Marine Species
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• "Gradiconus gradatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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