Conus ducphuongi

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Conus ducphuongi
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Shell of Conus ducphuongi (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. ducphuongi
Binomial name
Conus ducphuongi
Thach, 2017

Conus ducphuongi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1]

Contents

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

Distribution

This species occurs off Vietnam

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References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Conus ducphuongi Thach, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1026648 on 2018-03-20