Conus colombi

Conus colombi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conus colombi
Shell of Conus colombi (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. colombi
Binomial name
Conus colombi
(Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) colombi (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Dauciconus colombi Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012
  • Poremskiconus colombi (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012)

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 18 and 33 mm (0.71 and 1.30 in).

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Martinique.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus colombi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723802 on 2015-08-31
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Poremskiconus colombi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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