Conus indomaris

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

Conus indomaris 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 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species in the Central Indian Ocean and off Southwest India.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus indomaris. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827840 on 2015-10-12
External identifiers for Conus indomaris
WoRMS 827840


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