Conus moncuri

Conus moncuri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. moncuri
Binomial name
Conus moncuri
Filmer, 2005
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Elisaconus) moncuri Filmer, 2005 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus (Embrikena) moncuri Filmer, 2005
  • Elisaconus moncuri (Filmer, 2005)
  • Strategoconus litteratus var. moncuri (Filmer, 2005)

Conus moncuri 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 varies between 98 mm and 181 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus moncuri. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389707 on 2015-11-04
External identifiers for Conus moncuri
WoRMS 389707


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