Conus jorioi

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]

Conus jorioi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. jorioi
Binomial name
Conus jorioi (Petuch, 2013)
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Dauciconus) jorioi (Petuch, 2013) · accepted, alternate representation Dauciconus jorioi Petuch, 2013

Description

Predatory and venomous, these snails are capable of stinging humans. Their shell size attains 53 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Northeastern Brazil.