Conus paschalli

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Conus paschalli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. paschalli
Binomial name
Conus paschalli
Petuch, 1998
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) paschalli Petuch, 1998 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus (Leptoconus) paschalli Petuch, 1998 (original combination)
  • Gradiconus paschalli (Petuch, 1998)
  • Leptoconus paschalli (Petuch, 1998)

Conus paschalli 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[edit]

The size of the shell varies between 19 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Nicaragua and Honduras.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus paschalli. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429045 on 2015-11-14

External links[edit]

  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Leptoconus paschalli". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.