Conus tagaroae

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

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

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 84 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus tagaroae (Limpalaër & Monnier, 2013). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723017 on 2015-12-09
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Cylinder tagaroae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Holotype in MNHN, Paris


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