Conus algoensis

Conus algoensis
Conus algoensis
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. algoensis
Binomial name
Conus algoensis
G. B. Sowerby II, 1834
Synonyms[1]

Conus algoensis agulhasi Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1980
Conus danieli Crosse, 1858
Conus jaspideus Kiener, 1845
Conus scitulus Reeve, 1849

Conus algoensis, common name the algoa cone, 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 algoensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1834.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225448 on 20 March 2010.

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