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Conus coltrorum
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. coltrorum
Binomial name
Conus coltrorum
(Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprelloides coltrorum Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014 (original combination)
  • Conus (Dauciconus) coltrorum (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation

Conus coltrorum 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

Distribution

This species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus coltrorum (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759702 on 2015-06-23