Conus giorossii explained

Conus giorossii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 24 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off Flores, Indonesia.

References

• Bozzetti L. (2005) Conus giorossii sp. n. (Prosobranchia: Conidae) da Flores, Indonesia. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 48: 3-5
• Filmer R.M. (2012) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae). Part III: The Conus collisus complex. Visaya 3(6): 4-47.
• 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

• To World Register of Marine Species
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• Phasmoconus giorossii
• Holotype in MNHN, Paris

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus giorossii. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389770 on 2015-09-24