Conus brunneobandatus

Conus brunneobandatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. brunneobandatus
Binomial name
Conus brunneobandatus
Petuch, 1992
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprelloides brunneobandatus (Petuch, 1992)
  • Conus (Dauciconus) brunneobandatus Petuch, 1992 ยท accepted, alternate representation

Conus brunneobandatus 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 attains 36.5 mm.

Distribution

This species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles; from Colombia to Northern Brasil.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus brunneobandatus Petuch, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429343 on 2015-06-23
External identifiers for Conus brunneobandatus
WoRMS 429343


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