Conus aequiquadratus
| Conus aequiquadratus | |
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| Shells of Conus aequiquadratus (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. aequiquadratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus aequiquadratus Monnier, Tenorio, Bouchet & Puillandre, 2018
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| Synonyms | |
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Conus (Turriconus) aequiquadratus Monnier, Tenorio, Bouchet & Puillandre, 2018· accepted, alternate representation | |
Conus aequiquadratus, common name Flashman's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
This snail is predatory and venomous and is capable of stinging humans.
Description
The shell of this snail has orange spots on a white background, with a white interior. From its sharp point, to the end of the opening some shells reach up to 44.2mm in length.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs off Madagascar.
References
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- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Conus aequiquadratus Monnier, Tenorio, Bouchet & Puillandre, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1054734 on 2018-03-19
- Monnier E., Tenorio M.J., Bouchet P. & Puillandre N. (2018). The cones (Gastropoda) from Madagascar “Deep South”: composition, endemism and new taxa. Xenophora Taxonomy. 19: 25–75. page(s): 49, pl. 13 figs 1-8