Conus edwardpauli

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Conus edwardpauli
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. edwardpauli
Binomial name
Conus edwardpauli
Petuch, 1998
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) edwardpauliPetuch, 1998 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Poremskiconus edwardpauli(Petuch, 1998)
  • Purpuriconus edwardpauli(Petuch, 1998)

Conus edwardpauli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1]

Contents

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Costa Rica to Colombia

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus edwardpauli. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429051 on 2015-09-17


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