Conus giorossii
| Conus giorossii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. giorossii
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus giorossii Bozzetti, 2005
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Conus giorossii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 24 mm and 33 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species of cone snail occurs off Flores, Indonesia.
References
[edit]- ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus giorossii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192462A2099440. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192462A2099440.en. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus giorossii. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389770 on 2015-09-24
- Bozzetti L. (2005) Conus giorossii sp. n. (Prosobranchia: Conidae) da Flores, Indonesia. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 48: 3-5
- Filmer R.M. (2012) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae). Part III: The Conus collisus complex. Visaya 3(6): 4-47.
- 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
[edit]- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Phasmoconus giorossii
- Holotype in MNHN, Paris
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