Conus therriaulti

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

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

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 43 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Yucatán, Mexico

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus therriaulti (Petuch, 2013). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=730551 on 2015-12-11
  • Edward J. Petuch (2013), Biogeography and Biodiversity of Western Atlantic Mollusks; CRC Press ISBN 9781466579798
  • Puillandre, N.; Duda, T.F.; Meyer, C.; Olivera, B.M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.


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