Conus indomaris
| Conus indomaris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. indomaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus indomaris (Bozzetti, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus indomaris 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 45 mm.
Distribution
This marine species in the Central Indian Ocean and off Southwest India.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus indomaris. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827840 on 2015-10-12
- Bozzetti L. (2014). Graphiconus indomaris (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae: Puncticuliinae) a new species from Central Indian Ocean. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 85: 12-13
External links
| External identifiers for Conus indomaris | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 827840 |
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Graphiconus indomaris
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