Conus flamingo

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

Conus flamingo
Shell and protoconch of Conus flamingo (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. flamingo
Binomial name
Conus flamingo
Petuch, 1980
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) flamingo Petuch, 1980 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Gradiconus flamingo (Petuch, 1980)
  • Tuckericonus flamingo (Petuch, 1980)

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 16 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off Eastern Florida at a depth of 46 m.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus flamingo. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429362 on 2015-09-20


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