Conus devorsinei

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Conus devorsinei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. devorsinei
Binomial name
Conus devorsinei
(Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2015)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Tesselliconus) devorsinei (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2015)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Tesselliconus devorsinei Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2015 (original combination)

Conus devorsinei 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 length of the shell varies between 29 mm and 37 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Conus devorsinei (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866554 on 2018-03-22
  • Petuch E., Berschauer D. & Poremski A. (2015). Additions to the cone shell faunas of Australia and Aruba (Conidae, Conilithidae). The Festivus. 47(4): 219-228. page(s): 220, figs 1A-C

External links

  • "Tesselliconus devorsinei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.