Conus broderipii

Conus broderipii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. broderipii
Binomial name
	Conus broderipii; Reeve, 1844
Synonyms
	Asprella broderipii (Reeve, 1844); Conus (Phasmoconus) broderipii Reeve, 1844 · accepted, alternate representation; Graphiconus broderipii (Reeve, 1844);

Conus broderipii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar; off the Moluccas, Indonesia and in the Sulu Sea, Philippines

References[]

^ ^a ^b Conus broderipii Reeve, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

External links[]

The Conus Biodiversity website
"Graphiconus broderipii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus broderipii Reeve, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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