Biology:Conus alrobini
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Short description: Species of sea snail
| Conus alrobini | |
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| Shell of Conus alrobini (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
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. alrobini
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus alrobini (Thach, 2016)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Kioconus alrobini Thach, 2016 (original combination) | |
Conus alrobini 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 length of the shell attains 105 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail is endemic and occurs off Central Vietnam
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Conus alrobini (Thach, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=886710 on 2018-03-21
- Thach N.N. (2016). Vietnamese new mollusks. Seashells – Land snails – Cephalopods. With 59 new species. 205 pp. Published by the author. page(s): 53
External links
- "Kioconus alrobini" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_78724.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q54983884 entry
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