Conus abrolhosensis

Conus abrolhosensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. abrolhosensis
Binomial name
Conus abrolhosensis
Petuch, 1987
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) abrolhosensis Petuch, 1987 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus baiano Coltro, 2004
  • Poremskiconus abrolhosensis (Petuch, 1987)

Conus abrolhosensis 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 size of the shell varies between 11 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Abrolhos Archipelago, Eastern Brasil.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus abrolhosensis Petuch, 1987. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429226 on 2015-06-24
External identifiers for Conus abrolhosensis
WoRMS 429226


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