Conus honkerorum
Conus honkerorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus honkerorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. honkerorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus honkerorum (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) | |
| 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 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from the southern islands of the Bimini chain to the Bahamas.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus honkerorum. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759703 on 2015-10-07
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Gradiconus honkerorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Xenophora taxonomy 3 suppl. 2014-7
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