| Conus maya | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. maya
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus maya | |
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Conus maya is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.2
Like all species within the genus Conus, these marine 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 28 mm and 46 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Yucatan, Mexico.
References
References
- Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (2011) New species of Conidae and Conilithidae (Gastropoda) from the tropical Americas and Philippines. With notes on some poorly-known Floridian species. Visaya 3(3): 37-58. (August 2011). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus maya (Petuch & Sargent, 2011). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723804 on 2015-04-29
External links
External links
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Dauciconus maya". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.