Biology:Conus hilli

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Short description: Species of sea snail

Conus hilli
Conus hilli (MNHN-IM-2013-60396) 001.jpeg
Shell of Conus hilli (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. hilli
Binomial name
Conus hilli
Petuch, 1990
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) hilli Petuch, 1990 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Purpuriconus hilli (Petuch, 1990)

Conus hilli 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 21 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama and Guadeloupe.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus hilli. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429718 on 2015-10-06
  • Rabiller M. & Richard G. , 2019. Conidae offshore de Guadeloupe : Description du matériel dragué lors de l’expédition KARUBENTHOS 2 contenant de nouvelles espèces. Xenophora Taxonomy 24: 3-31
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q19795397 entry