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Conus brunneobandatus

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Conus brunneobandatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. brunneobandatus
Binomial name
Conus brunneobandatus
Petuch, 1992
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprelloides brunneobandatus (Petuch, 1992)
  • Conus (Dauciconus) brunneobandatus Petuch, 1992 · accepted, alternate representation

Conus brunneobandatus 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

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The size of the shell attains 36.5 mm.

Distribution

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Locus typicus: Off the mouth of the Orinoco River, Venezuela.

This species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea
and off the Lesser Antilles; from Colombia to Northern Brasil.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus brunneobandatus Petuch, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429343 on 2015-06-23
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  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Conasprelloides cancellatus brunneobandatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.