Conus honkeri | |
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Shell and protoconch of Conus honkeri (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. honkeri
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Binomial name | |
Conus honkeri Petuch, 1988
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Conus honkeri 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.
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela at a depth of 35 m.
The maximum recorded shell length is 37 mm. [2]
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Minimum recorded depth is 35 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 35 m. [2]
Conus honkeri | |
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Shell and protoconch of Conus honkeri (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. honkeri
|
Binomial name | |
Conus honkeri Petuch, 1988
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Conus honkeri 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.
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela at a depth of 35 m.
The maximum recorded shell length is 37 mm. [2]
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (September 2022) |
Minimum recorded depth is 35 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 35 m. [2]