Conus hughmorrisoni 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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| Shells of Conus hughmorrisoni (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. hughmorrisoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus hughmorrisoni Lorenz & Puillandre, 2015
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 21 mm (0.39–0.83 in).
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2015) |
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus hughmorrisoni Lorenz & Puillandre, 2015. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=851503 on 2015-10-07
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus hughmorrisoni.
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Splinoconus hughmorrisoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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