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Conus tourosensis

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Conus tourosensis
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. tourosensis
Binomial name
Conus tourosensis
(Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
Synonyms[1]

Poremskiconus tourosensis Petuch & Berschauer, 2018 (original combination)

Conus tourosensis 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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Distribution

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This marine species of cone snail occurs off the coast of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.[1]

References

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  • Petuch E.J. & Berschauer D.P. (2018). Ten new cone shells from Indonesia, the Marquesas Islands, Brazil, and Pacific Panama. The Festivus. 50(1): 17–35.