Conus alrobini
Conus alrobini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus alrobini | |
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| Shell of Conus alrobini (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. alrobini |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus alrobini (Thach, 2016) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Kioconus alrobini Thach, 2016 (original combination) | |
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The length of the shell attains 105 mm.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Conus alrobini (Thach, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=886710 on 2018-03-21
- Thach N.N. (2016). Vietnamese new mollusks. Seashells – Land snails – Cephalopods. With 59 new species. 205 pp. Published by the author. page(s): 53
External links
- "Kioconus alrobini". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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