Conus miruchae

Conus miruchae
	Two views of a shell of Conus miruchae
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. miruchae
Binomial name
	Conus miruchae; Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980
Synonyms
	Africonus miruchae (Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980); Conus (Lautoconus) miruchae Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980 · accepted, alternate representation;

Conus miruchae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

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 7 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Sal Island, Cape Verde.^[1]

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus miruchae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192472A2100723. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192472A2100723.en.
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 Conus miruchae Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
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

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
"Africonus miruchae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.Error: "Q1609015" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.

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[iucn-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus miruchae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192472A2100723. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192472A2100723.en.

[WoRMS-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Conus miruchae Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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