Conus cymbioides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| Shell of Conus cymbioides (holotype in 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. cymbioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus cymbioides Monnier, Tenorio, Bouchet & Puillandre, 2018
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus (Textilia) cymbioides Monnier, Tenorio, Bouchet & Puillandre, 2018 | |
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 length of the shell of the holotype attains 24.2 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Southern Madagascar
References
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- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Conus cymbioides Monnier, Tenorio, Bouchet & Puillandre, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1054732 on 2018-03-20
- Monnier E., Tenorio M.J., Bouchet P. & Puillandre N. (2018). The cones (Gastropoda) from Madagascar "Deep South": composition, endemism and new taxa. Xenophora Taxonomy. 19: 25–75-page(s): 47, pl. 12 figs 1–9
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