- Conus anemone
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Conus anemone Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Conoidea Family: Conidae Subfamily: Coninae Genus: Conus Species: C. anemone Binomial name Conus anemone
Lamarck, 1810Synonyms[1] Conus atractus Tomlin, 1937
Conus carmeli Tenison-Woods, 1877
Conus compressus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866
Conus comptus A. Adams, 1855
Conus flindersi Brazier, 1898
Conus fusiformis Lamarck, 1810
Conus incinctus Fenaux, 1942
Conus maculatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858
Conus maculosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1833
Conus nitidissimus Fenaux, 1942
Conus remo Brazier, 1898
Conus roseotinctus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866
Conus rossiteri Brazier, 1870
Conus superstriatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858
Floraconus peronianus Iredale, 1931
Floraconus saundersi Cotton, 1945
Floraconus singletoni Cotton, 1945Conus anemone 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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References
- ^ a b Conus anemone Lamarck, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426319 on 27 March 2010.
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