Conus moncuri

Conus moncuri
Shell of Conus moncuri (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. moncuri
Binomial name
Conus moncuri Filmer, 2005
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Elisaconus) moncuriFilmer, 2005 · accepted, alternate representation Conus (Embrikena) moncuriFilmer, 2005 Elisaconus moncuri(Filmer, 2005) Strategoconus litteratus var. moncuri(Filmer, 2005)

Conus moncuri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 varies between 98 mm and 181 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus moncuri. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389707 on 2015-11-04

• Filmer R.M. 2005. A New Conus species from the Philippines (Gastropoda - Conidae). Of Sea & Shore, 27(1): 58-63
• 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

• World Register of Marine Species
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• Gastropods.com: Strategoconus litteratus var. moncuri