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Conus mascarenensis

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Conus mascarenensis
Shell of Conus mascarenensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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. mascarenensis
Binomial name
Conus mascarenensis
(Monnier & Limpalaër, 2019)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Pionoconus) mascarenensis (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2019)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Pionoconus mascarenensis Monnier & Limpalaër, 2019

Conus mascarenensis 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 marine snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

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The size of the shell attains 110.6 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Conus mascarenensis (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2019). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1337784 on 2020-09-10
  • Monnier E. & Limpalaër L. (2019). Pionoconus mascarenensis (Gastropoda: Conidae) a new species of the P. gubernator / leehmani complex from South-Western Indian Ocean. Xenophora Taxonomy. 24: 32-52 page(s): 33, pl. 1 figs 1–6, pl. 2 figs 1–13, pl. 3 figs 1-14