Biology:Conus troendlei
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Short description: Species of sea snail
| Conus troendlei | |
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| Shells of Conus troendlei (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. troendlei
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus troendlei Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008
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Conus troendlei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
The size of the shell attains 17 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Marquesas.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus troendlei Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Moolenbeek R.G., Zandbergen A. & Bouchet P. (2008) Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from the Marquesas Archipelago: description of a new endemic offshore fauna. Vita Malacologica 6: 19–34.
- Puillandre, N.; Duda, T.F.; Meyer, C.; Olivera, B.M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies 81 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMID 26300576.
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Stellaconus troendlei" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_59610.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q1312169 entry
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