Conus koukae

Conus koukae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. koukae
Binomial name
Conus koukae
(Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Pionoconus) koukae (Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Pionoconus koukae Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013 (original combination)

Conus koukae 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 35 mm and 47 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Masirah and Muscat, Oman

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus koukae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=742456 on 2015-10-17

External links

External identifiers for Conus koukae
WoRMS 742456


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