Conus tonisii
Conus tonisii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus tonisii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. tonisii |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus tonisii (Petuch & Myers, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Brasil.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus tonisii. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766461 on 2015-12-12
- Petuch E.J. & Myers R.F. (2014). Additions to the cone shell faunas (Conidae and Conilithidae) of the Cearaian and Bahian subprovinces, Brazilian Molluscan Province. Xenophora Taxonomy. 4: 30-43
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