Conus petuchi
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Conus petuchi | |
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Shell of Conus petuchi (paratype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. petuchi
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Binomial name | |
Conus petuchi (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus petuchi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 size of the shell varies between 28 mm and 33 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2015) |
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and is endemic to Angola.
References
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus petuchi (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819319 on 2015-11-15
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus petuchi.
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Varioconus petuchi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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