Conus hilli

Conus hilli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. hilli
Binomial name
Conus hilli
Petuch, 1990
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) hilli Petuch, 1990 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Purpuriconus hilli (Petuch, 1990)

Conus hilli 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 21 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus hilli. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429718 on 2015-10-06
External identifiers for Conus hilli
WoRMS 429718


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