Conus robini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
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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. robini
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus robini (Limpalaër & Monnier, 2012)
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
The epithet of this species was named after Alain Robin.
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 32 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species is endemic to the Philippines, off Balabac Island.
References edit
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus robini (Limpalaër & Monnier, 2012). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723956 on 2015-11-21
- L. Limpalaër & E. Monnier (2012): Pionoconus robini (Gastropoda: Conidae) New Species from the South Western Philippines - Visaya Vol. 3 n°6
- 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
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Pionoconus robini". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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