Conus giorossii

Conus giorossii
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. giorossii
Binomial name
Conus giorossii Bozzetti, 2005
Synonyms [2]
Conus (Phasmoconus) giorossiiBozzetti, 2005 · accepted, alternate representation Phasmoconus giorossii(Bozzetti, 2005)

Conus giorossii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. ^[2]

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 24 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off Flores, Indonesia.

References

1. Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus giorossii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T192462A2099440. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192462A2099440.en . Retrieved 23 August 2024.
2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus giorossii. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389770 on 2015-09-24

• Bozzetti L. (2005) Conus giorossii sp. n. (Prosobranchia: Conidae) da Flores, Indonesia. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 48: 3-5
• Filmer R.M. (2012) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae). Part III: The Conus collisus complex. Visaya 3(6): 4-47.
• 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

• To World Register of Marine Species
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• Phasmoconus giorossii
• Holotype in MNHN, Paris