Conus devorsinei
Conus devorsinei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus devorsinei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. devorsinei |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus devorsinei (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2015) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 29 mm and 37 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Conus devorsinei (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866554 on 2018-03-22
- Petuch E., Berschauer D. & Poremski A. (2015). Additions to the cone shell faunas of Australia and Aruba (Conidae, Conilithidae). The Festivus. 47(4): 219-228. page(s): 220, figs 1A-C
External links
- "Tesselliconus devorsinei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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