Benthofascis pseudobiconica | |
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Shell of Benthofascis pseudobiconica (holotype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conorbidae |
Genus: | Benthofascis |
Species: | B. pseudobiconica
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Binomial name | |
Benthofascis pseudobiconica Tucker, Tenorio & Stahlschmidt, 2011
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Benthofascis pseudobiconica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conorbidae. [1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. They were first described in 2011. [2]
The length of an adult shell varies between 12.8 mm and 42.4 mm, its diameter between 5.7 mm and 14.9 mm.
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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Northern Queensland.