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Conus petestimpsoni

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Conus petestimpsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. petestimpsoni
Binomial name
Conus petestimpsoni
(Petuch & Berschauer, 2016)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Lamniconus) petestimpsoni (Petuch & Berschauer, 2016)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Lamniconus petestimpsoni Petuch & Berschauer, 2016 (original combination)

Conus petestimpsoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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

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The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 51 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Conus petestimpsoni (Petuch & Berschauer, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=890283 on 2018-03-22
  • Petuch E.J. & Berschauer D.P. (2016). Six new species of gastropods (Fasciolariidae, Conidae, and Conilithidae) from Brazil. The Festivus. 48(4): 257-266.page(s): 259, figs 2E-H
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  • "Lamniconus petestimpsoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.