Conus echinophilus

Conus echinophilus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus echinophilus Petuch, E.J., 1975
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Conidae
Genus:Conus
Species: C. echinophilus
Binomial name
Conus echinophilus
(Petuch, 1975)
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus echinophilus Petuch, 1975
  • Lautoconus echinophilus (Petuch, 1975)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) echinophilus (Petuch, 1975) (alternate representation)

Conus echinophilus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2][3]

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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 24 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal, Africa.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Conus echinophilus (Petuch, 1975).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  2. ↑ Lautoconus echinophilus (Petuch, 1975).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Recognized in Lautoconus and not as Africonus in: Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
  4. ↑ Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.


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