Species of sea snail
Conus stupa 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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 43 mm and 100 mm.
Conus Stupa, members of the order Neogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Their life cycle consists of embryos developing into planktonic trochophore larvae, later into juvenile veligers, and then fully grown adults.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs from Vietnam and the Philippines to Japan; off the Solomon Islands and the Loyalty Islands.
References
- ^ a b Conus stupa (Kuroda, 1956). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Conus-stupa.html, Conus stupa (Kuroda, 1956)
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp.page(s): 343
- 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus stupa.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Kurodaconus stupa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
