Conus petuchi
| Conus petuchi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. petuchi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus petuchi (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus petuchi 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 28 mm and 33 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and is endemic to Angola.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus petuchi (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819319 on 2015-11-15
External links
| External identifiers for Conus petuchi | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 819319 |
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