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Conus therriaulti

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Conus therriaulti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. therriaulti
Binomial name
Conus therriaulti
(Petuch, 2013)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Lindaconus) therriaulti (Petuch, 2013) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Lindaconus therriaulti Petuch, 2013 (original combination)

Conus therriaulti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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

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The size of the shell attains 43 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Yucatán, Mexico

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus therriaulti (Petuch, 2013). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=730551 on 2015-12-11
  • Edward J. Petuch (2013), Biogeography and Biodiversity of Western Atlantic Mollusks; CRC Press ISBN 9781466579798
  • 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. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
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