Conus sutanorcum
{{short description|Species of sea snail}}
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| authority = Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008
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- Conus (Phasmoconus) sutanorcum Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008 · accepted, alternate representation
- Phasmoconus sutanorcum (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008)
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Conus sutanorcum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|428427|Conus sutanorcum Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008||27 March 2010}}
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 18 mm and 40 mm.
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Distribution
References
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- Moolenbeek R.G., Röckel D. & Bouchet P. (2008) New records and new species of cones from deeper water off Fiji (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Conidae). Vita Malacologica 6: 35–49-page(s): 46
- [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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]
External links
- [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The Conus Biodiversity website]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=2|id=60362|title=Phasmoconus sutanorcum|access-date=16 January 2019}}
- [https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/im/item/2000-21044?listIndex=24&listCount=5567 Holotype in MNHN, Paris]
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Category:Gastropods described in 2008
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