Biology:Conus carioca

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Short description: Species of sea snail

Conus carioca
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. carioca
Binomial name
Conus carioca
Petuch, 1986
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Sandericonus) carioca Petuch, 1986 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Sandericonus carioca (Petuch, 1986)

Conus carioca 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 36 mm and 57 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Brasil.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus carioca. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429893 on 2015-10-07

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q9861769 entry