Conus troendlei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| Shells of Conus troendlei (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. troendlei
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus troendlei Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008
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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 attains 17 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Marquesas.
References
edit- ^ a b Conus troendlei Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Moolenbeek R.G., Zandbergen A. & Bouchet P. (2008) Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from the Marquesas Archipelago: description of a new endemic offshore fauna. Vita Malacologica 6: 19–34.
- 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): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
External links
edit- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Stellaconus troendlei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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