Conus monicae

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Conus monicae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. monicae
Binomial name
Conus monicae
(Petuch & Berschauer, 2015)
Synonyms [1]

Tenorioconus monicaePetuch & Berschauer, 2015 (original combination)

Contents

Conus monicae 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 length of the shell varies between 45 mm and 61 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Aruba

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Conus monicae (Petuch & Berschauer, 2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=989988 on 2018-03-22