Conus devorsinei
Conus devorsinei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. devorsinei
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Binomial name | |
Conus devorsinei (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2015)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus devorsinei 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 varies between 29 mm and 37 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species of cone snail is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland
References[]
- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Conus devorsinei (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866554 on 2018-03-22
- Petuch E., Berschauer D. & Poremski A. (2015). Additions to the cone shell faunas of Australia and Aruba (Conidae, Conilithidae). The Festivus. 47(4): 219-228. page(s): 220, figs 1A-C
External links[]
- "Tesselliconus devorsinei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Categories:
- Conus
- Gastropods described in 2015
- Gastropods of Australia