Conus andremenezi
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| Apertural view of shell of Conus andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010, measuring 37.6 mm in height, trawled at 80 fms. off Aliguay Island, in the Philippines | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. andremenezi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010
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Conus andremenezi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 55 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
- ^ a b Conus andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 201.
- ^ Biggs, J. S., Watkins, M. Showers Corneli, P. and Olivera, B. M. (2010). Defining a clade by morphological, molecular, and toxinological criteria: distinctive forms related to Conus praecellens A. Adams, 1854 (Gastropoda: Conidae). Nautilus 124:1-19.
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Conus andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010 -
Conus andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Gastropods.com: Kurodaconus andremenezi
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
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