Conus alrobini
Conus alrobini | |
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Shell of Conus alrobini (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. alrobini
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Binomial name | |
Conus alrobini (Thach, 2016)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Kioconus alrobini Thach, 2016 (original combination) |
Conus alrobini 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 length of the shell attains 105 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species of cone snail is endemic and occurs off Central Vietnam
References[]
- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Conus alrobini (Thach, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=886710 on 2018-03-21
- Thach N.N. (2016). Vietnamese new mollusks. Seashells – Land snails – Cephalopods. With 59 new species. 205 pp. Published by the author. page(s): 53
External links[]
- "Kioconus alrobini". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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Categories:
- Conus
- Gastropods described in 2016