Conus monicae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus monicae | |
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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. monicae
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus monicae (Petuch & Berschauer, 2015)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Tenorioconus monicae Petuch & Berschauer, 2015 (original combination) | |
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 45 mm and 61 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Aruba
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Conus monicae (Petuch & Berschauer, 2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=989988 on 2018-03-22
- Petuch E.J. & Berschauer D.P. (2015). Two new species of Tenorioconus (Gastropoda: Conidae) from Aruba. The Festivus. 47(3): 195–205. page(s): 197, figs 1, 3A, B, C, 6C, 7
External links
edit- "Tenorioconus monicae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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