| Conus terryni | |
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| Seashell Conus terryni | |
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. terryni |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus terryni Tenorio & Poppe, 2004 | |
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Conus terryni is an accepted species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live C. terryni should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 30 mm. This species is a non-broadcast spawner species and does not even have its trocophore stage of larva life.
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Distribution and habitat
This marine species occurs off the Philippines in the Western central pacific ocean often in benthic or tropical waters.
References
- Tenorio & Poppe. 2004. Visaya 1 : 20–30. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ Conus terryni Tenorio & Poppe, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Conus terryni Tenorio & Poppe, 2004". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- "Conus terryni". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- Tenorio M.J. & Poppe G.T. (2004) Description of three deep-water species of Conus from the Central Philippines. (Gastropoda, Conidae). Visaya 1(1): 20–30
- 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): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Hermes terryni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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