Conus petuchi

Conus petuchi
Shell of Conus petuchi (paratype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. petuchi
Binomial name
Conus petuchi (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
Varioconus petuchi Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014

Conus petuchi 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 28 mm and 33 mm.

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Distribution[]

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and is endemic to Angola.

References[]

• Monteiro A., Afonso C., Tenorio M.J., Rosado J. & Pirinhas D. (2014). New data on the endemic cones (Gastropoda, Conidae) of Angola, with the description of new species. Xenophora Taxonomy. 5: 61-73 page(s): 68, pl. 3 figs 1-7

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus petuchi.

• To World Register of Marine Species
• "Varioconus petuchi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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