Conus moncuri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
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| Shell of Conus moncuri (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. moncuri
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| Conus moncuri Filmer, 2005
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 98 mm and 181 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.
References edit
- ^ a b 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
- Filmer R.M. 2005. A New Conus species from the Philippines (Gastropoda - Conidae). Of Sea & Shore, 27(1): 58-63
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus moncuri.
- World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Strategoconus litteratus var. moncuri
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