Conus honkerorum

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Conus honkerorum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. honkerorum
Binomial name
Conus honkerorum
(Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) honkerorum (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Gradiconus honkerorum Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014 (original combination)

Conus honkerorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 20 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs from the southern islands of the Bimini chain to the Bahamas.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus honkerorum. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759703 on 2015-10-07

External links[]

  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Gradiconus honkerorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Xenophora taxonomy 3 suppl. 2014-7


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