Conus minnamurra

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Conus minnamurra
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus minnamurra (Garrard, T.A., 1961)
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. minnamurra
Binomial name
Conus minnamurra
(Garrard, 1961)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Eremiconus) minnamurra (Garrard, 1961) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Eremiconus minnamurra (Garrard, 1961)
  • Mamiconus minnamurra Garrard, 1961 (original combination)
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Conus minnamurra, common name the Minnamurra cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 40 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland to New South Wales.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Conus minnamurra (Garrard, 1961).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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