Conus arenatus

Conus arenatus
Puncticulis arenatus
File:Puncticulis arenatus.shell001.jpg
The shell of Puncticulis arenatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Subfamily: Coninae
Genus: Puncticulis
Species: P. arenatus
Binomial name
Puncticulis arenatus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[1]

Puncticulis arenatus bizona Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1981
Conus arenatus var. aequipunctata Dautzenberg, 1937
Conus arenatus var. granulosa Lamarck, 1822
Conus arenatus var. mesokatharos Tryon, 1884
Puncticulis arenatus var. punctisminutissus Lamarck, 1822
Puncticulis arenatus var. undata Dautzenberg, 1937
Puncticulis arenatus E. A. Smith, 1891
Conus catus var. granulosa Dautzenberg, 1937

Puncticulis arenatus, common name the sand-dusted cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

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 arenatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215482 on 27 March 2010.

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