Conus colombi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1] These snails are predatory and venomous, and they are capable of harming humans.
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| Shell of Conus colombi (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. colombi
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| Conus colombi (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012)
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Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 18 and 33 mm (0.71 and 1.30 in).
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Distribution
editThis species can be found in the Caribbean Sea off Martinique.
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus colombi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723802 on 2015-08-31
- E. Monnier & L. Limpalaër (2012): Dauciconus colombi (Gastropoda: Conidae) a New Species from Martinique - Visaya Vol. 3 n°5.
- 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
- "Poremskiconus colombi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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