Conus julieandreae

Conus julieandreae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Conus julieandreae
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus julieandreae Cargile, W.P., 1995
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. julieandreae
Binomial name
Conus julieandreae Cargile, 1995
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Stephanoconus) julieandreae Cargile, 1995 · accepted, alternate representation Protoconus julieandreae (Cargile, 1995) Tenorioconus julieandreae (Cargile, 1995)

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.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Belize, Honduras and Colombia.

Geography

Continents	North America, South America
Countries	Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia
Biogeographical realms	Neotropical

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 30.7 mm.^[3]

• Classification: Conus julieandreae belongs to the family Conidae, which includes all cone snails.
• Predatory and venomous: Like all cone snails, Conus julieandreae is a predator and possesses venom, capable of stinging humans, so live specimens should be handled with caution or avoided.
• Shell characteristics:
  • The shell is lightweight and thin, but not fragile.
  • It is slightly glossy, oval, and cylindrical with parallel sides that constrict to a narrower base.
  • The body of the shell has slightly angled depressions that resemble wrinkles.
  • The aperture is wide at the bottom.
• Size: The maximum recorded shell length is 30.7 mm.
• Locality: Cayo Caratasca, East Honduras.
• Habitat: Muddy sand bottom, collected by divers at depths of -15/18m.
• Other: Very rare species, with an irregular lip.^[4][5]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 3 m.^[3] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.^[3]