Conus moolenbeeki

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Conus moolenbeeki
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. moolenbeki
Binomial name
Conus moolenbeki
Filmer, 2011
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) moolenbeekiFilmer, 2011 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Graphiconus moolenbeeki(Filmer, 2011)

Conus moolenbeeki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1] [2]

Contents

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 24 mm and 37 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Indonesia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Conus moolenbeeki Filmer, 2011 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Filmer R.M. (2011) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda – Conidae). Part II: The Conus stramineus complex. Visaya 3(4): 4-66. [November 2011] page: 39.


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