Conus moolenbeeki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]
Conus moolenbeeki | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. moolenbeki
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Binomial name | |
Conus moolenbeki Filmer, 2011
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Synonyms[1] | |
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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
editThe size of the shell varies between 24 mm and 37 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Philippines and Indonesia.
References
edit- ^ a b Conus moolenbeeki Filmer, 2011. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 December 2011.
- ^ Filmer R.M. (2011) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda – Conidae). Part II: The Conus stramineus complex. Visaya 3(4): 4-66. [November 2011] page: 39.
External links
edit- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Graphiconus moolenbeeki". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.