Conus moncuri explained

Conus moncuri 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 98 mm and 181 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.

References

• Filmer R.M. 2005. A New Conus species from the Philippines (Gastropoda - Conidae). Of Sea & Shore, 27(1): 58-63
• 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

• World Register of Marine Species
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• Gastropods.com: Strategoconus litteratus var. moncuri

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus moncuri. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389707 on 2015-11-04