Conus hoaraui

Conus hoaraui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. hoaraui
Binomial name
Conus hoaraui
(Monnier & Limpalaër, 2015)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) hoaraui (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2015) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Kioconus hoaraui Monnier & Limpalaër, 2015 (original combination)

Conus hoaraui 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 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus hoaraui (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2015). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=842850 on 2015-10-07
External identifiers for Conus hoaraui
WoRMS 842850


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