Conus goudeyi
| Conus goudeyi | |
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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. goudeyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus goudeyi (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012)
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Conus goudeyi 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 30 mm and 45 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus goudeyi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723879 on 2015-10-02
- E. Monnier & L. Limpalaër (2012): Phasmoconus goudeyi (Gastropoda: Conidae) a New Species from New Caledonia - Visaya Vol. 3 n°5.
- 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
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