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Conus echo

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Conus echo
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. echo
Binomial name
Conus echo
Lauer, 1989
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Darioconus) echo Lauer, 1989 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus pennaceus echo Lauer, 1988
  • Conus pennaceus f. echo Maccà, 1988 (unavailable name: established as a form)
  • Darioconus echo (Lauer, 1989)

Conus echo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 38 mm and 69 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.

References

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  1. ^ Raybaudi-Massilia, G. (2013). "Conus echo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192450A2097402. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192450A2097402.en. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus echo. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751875 on 2015-09-15
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