Conus sennottorum, common name Sennett's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus sennottorum
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sennottorum Rehder, H.A. & R.T. Abbott, 1951
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. sennottorum
Binomial name
Conus sennottorum
Rehder & Abbott, 1951
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella sennottorum (Rehder & Abbott, 1951)
  • Conus (Dauciconus) sennottorum Rehder & Abbott, 1951 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Gradiconus sennottorum (Rehder & Abbott, 1951)

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

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Locus typicus: "Off Campeche, Yucatan, Mexico."[2]

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico., from West Florida to Venezuela.

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 46 mm.[3]

Type material

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"Holotype and paratypes in United States National Museum, Washington. Also paratypes in collection Sennott.
The holotype and one paratype were figured by Clench (1953: pl. 185, figs 1,2) and Abbott (1974: 255, fig. 2786)."[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 26 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 106 m.[3]

References

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Conus sennettorum, holotype at the Smithsonian Institution
  1. ^ a b Conus sennottorum Rehder & Abbott, 1951. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b Danker Vink, 1985, La Conchiglia 17, The Conidae of the W. Atlantic, Part V, page 14.
  3. ^ 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.
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