Conus paschalli
| Conus paschalli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. paschalli |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus paschalli Petuch, 1998 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus paschalli 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 19 mm and 27 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Nicaragua and Honduras.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus paschalli. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429045 on 2015-11-14
- E.J. Petuch,.The molluscan fauna of the Wawa River region, Miskito Coast, Nicaragua: ecology, biogeographical implications; The Nautilus v. 111 (1998)
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
External links
| External identifiers for Conus paschalli | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 429045 |
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Leptoconus paschalli
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