Conus harasewychi
Conus harasewychi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus harasewychi | |
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| Shell and protoconch of Conus harasewychi (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. harasewychi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus harasewychi Petuch, 1987 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell attains 26 mm.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus harasewychi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429441 on 2015-10-05
- Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas. 31, plate 5, figure 7-8.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
- 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
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