Conus petestimpsoni
Conus petestimpsoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus petestimpsoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. petestimpsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus petestimpsoni (Petuch & Berschauer, 2016) | |
| 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 25 mm and 51 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Conus petestimpsoni (Petuch & Berschauer, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=890283 on 2018-03-22
- Petuch E.J. & Berschauer D.P. (2016). Six new species of gastropods (Fasciolariidae, Conidae, and Conilithidae) from Brazil. The Festivus. 48(4): 257-266.page(s): 259, figs 2E-H
External links
- "Lamniconus petestimpsoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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