Conus theodorei

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

Conus theodorei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. theodorei
Binomial name
Conus theodorei
Petuch, 2000
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) theodorei Petuch, 2000 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Purpuriconus theodorei (Petuch, 2000)

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 43 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Bahamas.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus theodorei. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429890 on 2015-12-11
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
  • 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): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.


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