Conus coltrorum
Conus coltrorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus coltrorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. coltrorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus coltrorum (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Distribution
This species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus coltrorum (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759702 on 2015-06-23
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Conasprelloides coltrorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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