Conus adamsonii

Conus adamsonii
Conus adamsonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Subfamily: Coninae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. adamsonii
Binomial name
Conus adamsonii
Broderip, 1836
Synonyms[1]

Conus aureolus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858
Conus castaneus Kiener, 1845
Conus cingulatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825
Conus paraguana Petuch, 1987
Conus rhododendron Jay, 1839
Conus xanthocinctus Petuch, 1986

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

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.

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Description

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b Conus adamsonii Broderip, 1836.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426289 on 20 March 2010.

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