| Conus jorioi | |
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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. jorioi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus jorioi (Petuch, 2013) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus jorioi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1][2]
Description
Predatory and venomous, these snails are capable of stinging humans. Their shell size attains 53 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Northeastern Brazil.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet P (2015). "Conus jorioi". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ↑ Puillandre N, Duda TF, Meyer C, Olivera BM, Bouchet P (February 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.
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Dauciconus jorioi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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