Conus_moncuri Knowpia

Conus moncuri
	Shell of Conus moncuri (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. moncuri
Binomial name
	Conus moncuri; Filmer, 2005
Synonyms
	Conus (Elisaconus) moncuri Filmer, 2005 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus (Embrikena) moncuri Filmer, 2005; Elisaconus moncuri (Filmer, 2005); Strategoconus litteratus var. moncuri (Filmer, 2005);

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 edit

The size of the shell varies between 98 mm and 181 mm.

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

^ ^a ^b 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

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