Conus hughmorrisoni
Appearance
Conus hughmorrisoni | |
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Shells of Conus hughmorrisoni (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. hughmorrisoni
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Binomial name | |
Conus hughmorrisoni Lorenz & Puillandre, 2015
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Synonyms[1] | |
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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
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 21 mm (0.39–0.83 in).
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus hughmorrisoni Lorenz & Puillandre, 2015. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=851503 on 2015-10-07
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus hughmorrisoni.
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Splinoconus hughmorrisoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.