Conus jorioi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. jorioi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus jorioi (Petuch, 2013)
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Description edit
Predatory and venomous, these snails are capable of stinging humans. Their shell size attains 53 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species of cone snail is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Northeastern Brazil.
References edit
- ^ a b Bouchet P (2015). "Conus jorioi". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ^ Puillandre N, Duda TF, Meyer C, Olivera BM, Bouchet P (February 2015). "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
External links edit
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Dauciconus jorioi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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