Conus fischoederi

Conus fischoederi
Five views of a shell of Conus fischoederiRöckel, D. & A.J. da Motta, 1983
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. fischoederi
Binomial name
Conus fischoederi Röckel & da Motta, 1983
Synonyms [2]
Conus (Pionoconus) fischoederiRöckel & da Motta, 1983 · accepted, alternate representation Pionoconus fischoederi(Röckel & da Motta, 1983)

Conus fischoederi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. ^[2]

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

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 49 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Western Thailand.

References

1. Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus fischoederi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T192322A2074151. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192322A2074151.en . Retrieved 6 May 2024.
2. Conus fischoederi Röckel & da Motta, 1983 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Pionoconus fischoederi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.