Conus petuchi

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Conus petuchi
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Shell of Conus petuchi (paratype in MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. petuchi
Binomial name
Conus petuchi
(Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014)
Synonyms [1]
  • Varioconus petuchiMonteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014

Conus petuchi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 size of the shell varies between 28 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and is endemic to Angola.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus petuchi (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819319 on 2015-11-15