Conus hazinorum

Conus hazinorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. hazinorum
Binomial name
Conus hazinorum
(Petuch & Myers, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprelloides hazinorum Petuch & Myers, 2014 ยท accepted, alternate representation

Conus hazinorum 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.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off Brasil.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus hazinorum (Petuch & Myers, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766457 on 2015-06-23
External identifiers for Conus hazinorum
WoRMS 766457


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