Conus hoaraui
| Conus hoaraui | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. hoaraui |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus hoaraui (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2015) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus hoaraui 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 attains 28 mm.
Distribution
This marine species in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus hoaraui (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2015). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=842850 on 2015-10-07
External links
| External identifiers for Conus hoaraui | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 842850 |
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