Conus abrolhosensis
| Conus abrolhosensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. abrolhosensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus abrolhosensis Petuch, 1987 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus abrolhosensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 11 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Abrolhos Archipelago, Eastern Brasil.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus abrolhosensis Petuch, 1987. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429226 on 2015-06-24
- Coltro, J., Jr. 2004. New species of Conidae from northeastern Brazil (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Strombus 11: 1-16
- 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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055.
External links
| External identifiers for Conus abrolhosensis | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 429226 |
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Poremskiconus abrolhosensis
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