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Conus hughmorrisoni Lorenz & Puillandre 2015

Conus hughmorrisoni

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Conus hughmorrisoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 21 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

References

  1. ^ 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

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Conus hughmorrisoni: Brief Summary

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Conus hughmorrisoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

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