Conus echinophilus
| Conus echinophilus | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus echinophilus Petuch, E.J., 1975 | |
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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. echinophilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus echinophilus (Petuch, 1975) | |
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Conus echinophilus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2][3]
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 8 mm and 24 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal, Africa.[4]
References
- 1 2 Conus echinophilus (Petuch, 1975). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ↑ Lautoconus echinophilus (Petuch, 1975). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 July 2011.
- ↑ Recognized in Lautoconus and not as Africonus in: Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- ↑ Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- 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
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Gastropods.com: Lautoconus echinophilus
- Checklist of the Living Conidae, Paul Kersten: http://www.schnr-specimen-shells.com/echinophilusbrown.jpg.jpg
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
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