Conus patriceae

Conus patriceae
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. patriceae
Binomial name
Conus patriceae
Petuch, 1987
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Lamniconus) patriceae (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Lamniconus patriceae Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014 (original combination)

Conus patriceae 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

Shell size 35-40 mm.

Distribution

Western Atlantic Ocean: Brazil. This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus patriceae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759704 on 2015-11-14
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Lamniconus patriceae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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