Conus coltrorum

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

Conus coltrorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. coltrorum
Binomial name
Conus coltrorum
(Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprelloides coltrorum Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014 (original combination)
  • Conus (Dauciconus) coltrorum (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) ยท accepted, alternate representation

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

Description

Distribution

This species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea.

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus coltrorum (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759702 on 2015-06-23
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Conasprelloides coltrorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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