Conus malabaricus
Appearance
Conus malabaricus | |
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Shell of Conus malabaricus (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. malabaricus
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Binomial name | |
Conus malabaricus (Monnier, Limpalaër & Tenorio, 2017)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus malabaricus 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 length of the shell attains 55 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Kerala, India and off Sri Lanka.
References
[edit]- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Conus malabaricus (Monnier, Limpalaër & Tenorio, 2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934440 on 2018-03-22
- Monnier E., Limpalaër L. & Tenorio M.J. (2017). Virgiconus malabaricus (Gastropoda, Conidae), a new cone snail from Southern India, with taxonomic notes on related species. Xenophora Taxonomy. 14: 22-28
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus malabaricus.
- "Virgiconus malabaricus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.