Conus robini
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| Conus robini | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. robini |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus robini (Limpalaër & Monnier, 2012) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus robini 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.
The epithet of this species was named after Alain Robin.
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 32 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species is endemic to the Philippines, off Balabac Island.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus robini (Limpalaër & Monnier, 2012). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723956 on 2015-11-21
- L. Limpalaër & E. Monnier (2012): Pionoconus robini (Gastropoda: Conidae) New Species from the South Western Philippines - Visaya Vol. 3 n°6
- 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
[edit]- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Pionoconus robini". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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