Conus bruuni

Conus bruuni
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus bruuni Powell, A.W.B., 1958
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. bruunii
Binomial name
Conus bruunii (Powell, 1958)
Synonyms[1]
Afonsoconus bruuni (Powell, 1958) Conus (Afonsoconus) bruuni Powell, 1958 · accepted, alternate representation Conus (Dauciconus) bruuni Powell, 1958 Asprella bruuni (Powell, 1958)

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

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 33 mm and 61 mm.

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Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off New Zealand (Kermadec Islands) and off New Caledonia.

References[]

• 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
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Afonsoconus bruuni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
• Manuel J. Tenorio, Eric Monnier & Nicolas Puillandre - Notes on Afonsoconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2013 (Gastropoda, Conidae), with description of a new species from the Southwestern Indian Ocean; European Journal of Taxonomy 472: 1–20, 2018

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