Conus sennottorum

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
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. 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

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

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

Type material

"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

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