Conus hughmorrisoni

Conus hughmorrisoni
Shells of Conus hughmorrisoni (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. hughmorrisoni
Binomial name
Conus hughmorrisoni Lorenz & Puillandre, 2015
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Splinoconus) hughmorrisoni Lorenz & Puillandre, 2015 · accepted, alternate representation

Conus hughmorrisoni 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 varies between 10 mm and 21 mm.

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Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

References[]

• Lorenz F. & Puillandre N. (2015). Conus hughmorrisoni, a new species of cone snail from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (Gastropoda: Conidae). European Journal of Taxonomy. 129: 1-15

External links[]

• To World Register of Marine Species
• "Splinoconus hughmorrisoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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