Conus andremenezi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2][3]
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| Apertural view of shell of Conus andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010, measuring 37.6 mm in height, trawled at 80 fms. off Aliguay Island, in the Philippines | |
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. andremenezi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 55 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Philippines and New Caledonia.
References
edit- ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus andremenezi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192540A2112036. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192540A2112036.en. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ a b Conus andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 201.
- ^ Biggs, J. S., Watkins, M. Showers Corneli, P. and Olivera, B. M. (2010). Defining a clade by morphological, molecular, and toxinological criteria: distinctive forms related to Conus praecellens A. Adams, 1854 (Gastropoda: Conidae). Nautilus 124:1–19.
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Conus andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus andremenezi.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Kurodaconus andremenezi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- Specimen at MNHN, Paris
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