Conus tourosensis
Conus tourosensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus tourosensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. tourosensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus tourosensis (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Poremskiconus tourosensis Petuch & Berschauer, 2018 (original combination) | |
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs off the coast of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.[1]
References
- Conus tourosensis (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
- Petuch E.J. & Berschauer D.P. (2018). Ten new cone shells from Indonesia, the Marquesas Islands, Brazil, and Pacific Panama. The Festivus. 50(1): 17-35.
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