Conus riosi

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

Conus riosi
Shell of Conus riosi (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. riosi
Binomial name
Conus riosi
Petuch, 1986
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus daucus riosi Petuch, 1986
  • Conus jacquescolombi (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2016)
  • Dauciconus daucus riosi (Petuch, 1986)
  • Dauciconus jacquescolombi Monnier & Limpalaër, 2016
  • Dauciconus riosi (Petuch, 1986)

This snail is predatory and venomous and is capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The length of the shell attains 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off Martinique.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Conus riosi Petuch, 1986. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420221 on 2020-09-08
  • Monnier E. & Limpalaër L. (2016). Revision of the Dauciconus daucus complex (Gastropoda: Conidae). Description of two new species: Dauciconus jacquescolombi n.sp. from Martinique and Dauciconus massemini n.sp. from French Guyana. Xenophora Taxonomy. 13: 6-37. page(s): 7
  • "Dauciconus jacquescolombi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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