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] | |
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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 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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