Conus medoci is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus medoci Lorenz, F. Jr., 2004 | |
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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. medoci
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus medoci Lorenz, 2004[1]
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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 53 mm and 76 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Southern Madagascar.
References
edit- ^ Lorenz. 2004. Visaya 1(2) : 19–23. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ a b Conus medoci Lorenz, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Lorenz F. (2004) Two new species of Conidae from Southern Madagascar. Visaya 1(2): 19–23
- 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus medoci.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Dendroconus medoci". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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