Conus broderipii

Conus broderipii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. broderipii
Binomial name
Conus broderipii
Reeve, 1844
Synonyms[1]
  • Asprella broderipii (Reeve, 1844)
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) broderipii Reeve, 1844 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Graphiconus broderipii (Reeve, 1844)

Conus broderipii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

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 25 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar; off the Moluccas, Indonesia and in the Sulu Sea, Philippines

References

  1. 1 2 Conus broderipii Reeve, 1844.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.


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