Conus jorioi
Appearance
Conus jorioi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. jorioi
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Binomial name | |
Conus jorioi (Petuch, 2013)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus jorioi 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 attains 53 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Northeastern Brasil.
References
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus jorioi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=730545 on 2015-10-13
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