Conus hughmorrisoni
| Conus hughmorrisoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. hughmorrisoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus hughmorrisoni Lorenz & Puillandre, 2015 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Conus hughmorrisoni 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 10 mm and 21 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus hughmorrisoni Lorenz & Puillandre, 2015. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=851503 on 2015-10-07
External links
| External identifiers for Conus hughmorrisoni | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 851503 |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, October 07, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.