Conus goudeyi
| Conus goudeyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. goudeyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus goudeyi (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus goudeyi 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 30 mm and 45 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus goudeyi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723879 on 2015-10-02
- E. Monnier & L. Limpalaër (2012): Phasmoconus goudeyi (Gastropoda: Conidae) a New Species from New Caledonia - 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 goudeyi | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 723879 |
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