Conus colombi

Conus colombi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. colombi
Binomial name
Conus colombi
(Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) colombi (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Dauciconus colombi Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012
  • Poremskiconus colombi (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012)

Conus colombi 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 18 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Martinique.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus colombi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723802 on 2015-08-31
External identifiers for Conus colombi
WoRMS 723802


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