Conus malabaricus
Conus malabaricus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus malabaricus | |
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| Shell of Conus malabaricus (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. malabaricus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus malabaricus (Monnier, Limpalaër & Tenorio, 2017) | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The length of the shell attains 55 mm.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Conus malabaricus (Monnier, Limpalaër & Tenorio, 2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934440 on 2018-03-22
- Monnier E., Limpalaër L. & Tenorio M.J. (2017). Virgiconus malabaricus (Gastropoda, Conidae), a new cone snail from Southern India, with taxonomic notes on related species. Xenophora Taxonomy. 14: 22-28
External links
- "Virgiconus malabaricus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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