Conus koukae

Conus koukae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. koukae
Binomial name
Conus koukae (Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013)
Synonyms
Conus (Pionoconus) koukae (Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013) · accepted, alternate representation Pionoconus koukae Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013 (original combination)

Conus koukae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 47 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding missing information. (October 2015)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Masirah and Muscat, Oman

References

• 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
• Monnier E., Limpalaër L. & Robin A., 2013. Revision of the Pionoconus achatinus complex. Description of three new species: P. koukae n. sp. from Oman, P. arafurensis n. sp. from Northern Australia and P. rouxi n. sp. from Western Australia. Xenophora Taxonomy 1: 3--40

External links

• To World Register of Marine Species
• "Pionoconus koukae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• Holotype in MNHN, Paris

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