Conus paschalli

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

Conus paschalli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. paschalli
Binomial name
Conus paschalli
Petuch, 1998
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) paschalli Petuch, 1998 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus (Leptoconus) paschalli Petuch, 1998 (original combination)
  • Gradiconus paschalli (Petuch, 1998)
  • Leptoconus paschalli (Petuch, 1998)

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 19 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Nicaragua and Honduras.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus paschalli. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429045 on 2015-11-14
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Leptoconus paschalli". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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