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

Conus niederhoeferi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. niederhoeferi
Binomial name
Conus niederhoeferi
(Monnier, Limpalaër & Lorenz, 2012)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) niederhoeferi (Monnier, Limpalaër & Lorenz, 2012) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Phasmoconus niederhoeferi Monnier, Limpalaër & Lorenz, 2012

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

Description edit

The size of the shell attains 35 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs in the East China Sea.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus niederhoeferi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723880 on 2015-11-09

External links edit

  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Asprella niederhoeferi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.