Biology:Conus rosi
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Short description: Species of sea snail
| Conus rosi | |
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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. rosi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus rosi (Petuch & Berschauer, 2015)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Tenorioconus rosi Petuch & Berschauer, 2015 (original combination) | |
Conus rosi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 23 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Aruba
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Conus rosi (Petuch & Berschauer, 2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=989989 on 2018-03-22
- Petuch E.J. & Berschauer D.P. (2015). Two new species of Tenorioconus (Gastropoda: Conidae) from Aruba. The Festivus. 47(3): 195-205. page(s): 197, figs 1, 3A, B, C, 6C, 7
External links
- "Tenorioconus rosi" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_76549.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q54984019 entry
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