Conus indomaris

Conus indomaris
Shell of Conus indomaris (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. indomaris
Binomial name
Conus indomaris (Bozzetti, 2014)
Synonyms [1]
Graphiconus indomarisBozzetti, 2014 · accepted, alternate representation

Conus indomaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family 'Conidae', the 'cone snails', 'cone shells' or 'cones'. ^[1]

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 45 mm.

Their functional type is benthos. ^[1]

Their feeding type is predatory. ^[1]

Distribution

This marine species in the Central Indian Ocean and off Southwest India.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus indomaris. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827840 on 2015-10-12

• Bozzetti L. (2014). Graphiconus indomaris (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae: Puncticuliinae) a new species from Central Indian Ocean. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 85: 12-13

External links

• To World Register of Marine Species
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• "Graphiconus indomaris". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.