Conus jorioi
Appearance
Conus jorioi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. jorioi
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Binomial name | |
Conus jorioi (Petuch, 2013)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus jorioi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1][2]
Description
[edit]Predatory and venomous, these snails are capable of stinging humans. Their shell size attains 53 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species of cone snail is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Northeastern Brazil.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bouchet P (2015). "Conus jorioi". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ^ Puillandre N, Duda TF, Meyer C, Olivera BM, Bouchet P (February 2015). "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
External links
[edit]- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Dauciconus jorioi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.