Conus honkerorum

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Conus honkerorum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. honkerorum
Binomial name
Conus honkerorum
(Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) honkerorum(Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Gradiconus honkerorumPetuch & R. F. Myers, 2014 (original combination)

Conus honkerorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 attains 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the southern islands of the Bimini chain to the Bahamas.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus honkerorum. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759703 on 2015-10-07