Conus axelrodi

Conus axelrodi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus axelrodi Walls, J.G., 1978
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. axelrodi
Binomial name
Conus axelrodi Walls, 1978
Synonyms
Conus (Strategoconus) axelrodi Walls, 1978 accepted, alternate representation Rolaniconus axelrodi (Walls, 1978)

Conus axelrodi, common name Axelrod's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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.

Conus axelrodi Walls, J.G., 1978

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Southern Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Taiwan

References

• Filmer R.M. (2010) A taxonomic review of the Conus boeticus Reeve complex (Gastropoda – Conidae). Visaya 2(6): 21–80 page(s): 42–43
• 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

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Rolaniconus axelrodi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.