Biology:Conus alainallaryi
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Short description: Species of sea snail
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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. alainallaryi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus alainallaryi Bozzetti & Monnier, 2009
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Conus alainallaryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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 30 mm and 42 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the caribbean Sea off Colombia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus alainallaryi Bozzetti & Monnier, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 March 2010.
- Bozzetti, L. and Monnier, E. 2009. Conus alainallaryi (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae) a new species from Colombia. Malacologia Mostra Mondia 65:5–6
- 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
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Purpuriconus alainallaryi" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_62565.shtml.
- Holotype in MNHN, Paris
Wikidata ☰ Q1316052 entry
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