Conus evansi

Conus evansi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. evansi
Binomial name
Conus evansi
Bondarev, 2001
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) evansi Bondarev, 2001 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Graphiconus evansi (Bondarev, 2001)

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

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 41 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Red Sea.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus evansi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429597 on 2015-09-18
External identifiers for Conus evansi
WoRMS 429597


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