Conus therriaulti
Conus therriaulti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus therriaulti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. therriaulti |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus therriaulti (Petuch, 2013) | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell attains 43 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Yucatán, Mexico
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus therriaulti (Petuch, 2013). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=730551 on 2015-12-11
- Edward J. Petuch (2013), Biogeography and Biodiversity of Western Atlantic Mollusks; CRC Press ISBN 9781466579798
- 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. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Lindaconus therriaulti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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