Conus rouxi

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

Conus rouxi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. rouxi
Binomial name
Conus rouxi
(Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Pionoconus) rouxi (Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Pionoconus rouxi Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013 (original combination)

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 32 mm and 53 mm.

Distribution

This marine species off Northwest Australia.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus rouxi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=742457 on 2015-11-22
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Pionoconus rouxi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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