Biology:Conus jorioi

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Short description: Species of sea snail

Conus jorioi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. jorioi
Binomial name
Conus jorioi
(Petuch, 2013)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) jorioi (Petuch, 2013) ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Dauciconus jorioi Petuch, 2013

Conus jorioi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1][2]

Description

Predatory and venomous, these snails are capable of stinging humans. Their shell size attains 53 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Northeastern Brazil.

References

  1. โ†‘ 1.0 1.1 "Conus jorioi". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2015. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=730545. 
  2. โ†‘ "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies 81 (1): 1โ€“23. February 2015. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMID 26300576. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q22286168 entry