Conus hughmorrisoni
Conus hughmorrisoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus hughmorrisoni | |
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| Shells of Conus hughmorrisoni (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. hughmorrisoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus hughmorrisoni Lorenz & Puillandre, 2015 | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 21 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus hughmorrisoni Lorenz & Puillandre, 2015. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=851503 on 2015-10-07
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Splinoconus hughmorrisoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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