Conus petestimpsoni

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Conus petestimpsoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. petestimpsoni
Binomial name
Conus petestimpsoni
(Petuch & Berschauer, 2016)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Lamniconus) petestimpsoni(Petuch & Berschauer, 2016)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Lamniconus petestimpsoniPetuch & Berschauer, 2016 (original combination)

Conus petestimpsoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 51 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Conus petestimpsoni (Petuch & Berschauer, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=890283 on 2018-03-22
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