Conus terryni

Conus terryni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

Conus terryni
Seashell Conus terryni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. terryni
Binomial name
Conus terryni
Tenorio & Poppe, 2004[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Pseudopterygia) terryni Tenorio & Poppe, 2004 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus sagarinoi Fenzan, 2004
  • Hermes terryni (Tenorio & Poppe, 2004)
  • Pseudopterygia terryni (Tenorio & Poppe, 2004)

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References
  1. Tenorio & Poppe. 2004. Visaya 1 : 20–30. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  2. Conus terryni Tenorio & Poppe, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  • Tenorio M.J. & Poppe G.T. (2004) Description of three deep-water species of Conus from the Central Philippines. (Gastropoda, Conidae). Visaya 1(1): 20–30
  • 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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