Conus niederhoeferi
Conus niederhoeferi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus niederhoeferi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. niederhoeferi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus niederhoeferi (Monnier, Limpalaër & Lorenz, 2012) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell attains 35 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the East China Sea.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus niederhoeferi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723880 on 2015-11-09
- E. Monnier, L. Limpalaër & F. Lorenz (2012): Phasmoconus niederhoeferi (Gastropoda, Conidae), a new species of cone from the East China Sea and notes on the Ph. moluccensis (Küster, 1838) and the Ph. proximus (Sowerby II, 1860) complexes- Acta Conchyliorum n°11.
- 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
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Asprella niederhoeferi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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