Biology:Conus riosi
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Short description: Species of sea snail
| Conus riosi | |
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| Shell of Conus riosi (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
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. riosi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus riosi Petuch, 1986
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus riosi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
This snail is predatory and venomous and is capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The length of the shell attains 40 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs off Martinique.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Conus riosi Petuch, 1986. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420221 on 2020-09-08
- Monnier E. & Limpalaër L. (2016). Revision of the Dauciconus daucus complex (Gastropoda: Conidae). Description of two new species: Dauciconus jacquescolombi n.sp. from Martinique and Dauciconus massemini n.sp. from French Guiana. Xenophora Taxonomy. 13: 6-37. page(s): 7
External links
- "Dauciconus jacquescolombi" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_78681.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q19795490 entry
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