Biology:Conus jorioi
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Short description: Species of sea snail
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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. jorioi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus jorioi (Petuch, 2013)
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Conus jorioi". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2015. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=730545.
- ↑ "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies 81 (1): 1–23. February 2015. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMID 26300576.
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Dauciconus jorioi" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_71227.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q22286168 entry
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