Conus colombi
| Conus colombi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. colombi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus colombi (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus colombi 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 18 mm and 33 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Martinique.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus colombi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723802 on 2015-08-31
- E. Monnier & L. Limpalaër (2012): Dauciconus colombi (Gastropoda: Conidae) a New Species from Martinique - Visaya Vol. 3 n°5.
- 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
| External identifiers for Conus colombi | |
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| WoRMS | 723802 |
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