Conus moolenbeeki

Species of sea snail

Conus moolenbeeki

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Superfamily:  | Conoidea
Family:  | Conidae
Genus:  | Conus
Species:  |

C. moolenbeki

Binomial name
Conus moolenbeki

Filmer, 2011

Synonyms[1]

* Conus (Phasmoconus) moolenbeeki Filmer, 2011 · accepted, alternate representation
* Graphiconus moolenbeeki (Filmer, 2011)

Conus moolenbeeki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][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[edit]

The size of the shell varies between 24 mm and 37 mm.

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## Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Indonesia.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Conus moolenbeeki Filmer, 2011. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 December 2011.
2. ^ Filmer R.M. (2011) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda – Conidae). Part II: The Conus stramineus complex. Visaya 3(4): 4-66. [November 2011] page: 39.

* 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[edit]

* The Conus Biodiversity website
* "Graphiconus moolenbeeki". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q5166081
* CoL: XXV2
* GBIF: 6510948
* IRMNG: 11750647
* Plazi: 66CA9112-40C1-41BE-A1E5-2B94B170A04C
* WoRMS: 590916
* ZooBank: C2368B41-B5CC-4843-9E34-D82BAB94430A

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