Conus sahlbergi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sahlbergi Motta, A.J. da & W. Harland, 1986 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. sahlbergi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus sahlbergi da Motta & Harland, 1986
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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
editThis marine species occurs off the Bahamas.
Description
editHabitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 3 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 12 m.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Conus sahlbergi da Motta & Harland, 1986. 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
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Conus sahlbergi.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Purpuriconus sahlbergi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
