Conus jorioi

Conus jorioi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1][2]

Conus jorioi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. jorioi
Binomial name
Conus jorioi
(Petuch, 2013)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) jorioi (Petuch, 2013) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Dauciconus jorioi Petuch, 2013

Description

Predatory and venomous, these snails are capable of stinging humans. Their shell size attains 53 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Northeastern Brazil.

References

  1. Bouchet P (2015). "Conus jorioi". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  2. Puillandre N, Duda TF, Meyer C, Olivera BM, Bouchet P (February 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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