Conus medoci

Conus medoci
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus medoci Lorenz, F. Jr., 2004
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. medoci
Binomial name
	Conus medoci; Lorenz, 2004[1]
Synonyms[2]
	Conus (Dendroconus) medoci Lorenz, 2004 · accepted, alternate representation; Dendroconus medoci (Lorenz, 2004);

Conus medoci is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 53 mm and 76 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southern Madagascar.

References

Lorenz. 2004. Visaya 1(2) : 19–23. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
Conus medoci Lorenz, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Lorenz F. (2004) Two new species of Conidae from Southern Madagascar. Visaya 1(2): 19–23
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

External links

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
"Dendroconus medoci". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[1] Lorenz. 2004. Visaya 1(2) : 19–23. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.

[WoRMS-2] Conus medoci Lorenz, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.