Conus hughmorrisoni

Conus hughmorrisoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conus hughmorrisoni
Shells of Conus hughmorrisoni (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. hughmorrisoni
Binomial name
Conus hughmorrisoni
Lorenz & Puillandre, 2015
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) hughmorrisoni Lorenz & Puillandre, 2015 ยท accepted, alternate representation

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 21 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus hughmorrisoni Lorenz & Puillandre, 2015. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=851503 on 2015-10-07
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Splinoconus hughmorrisoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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