Biology:Conus coltrorum

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Short description: Species of sea snail

Conus coltrorum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. coltrorum
Binomial name
Conus coltrorum
(Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprelloides coltrorum Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014 (original combination)
  • Conus (Dauciconus) coltrorum (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation

Conus coltrorum 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

Distribution

This species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus coltrorum (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759702 on 2015-06-23

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q20686287 entry