Conus bandanus

Conus bandanus
Conus bandanus
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. bandanus
Binomial name
Conus bandanus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[1]

Conus mozoii Melvin & Melvin, 1980
Conus nigrescens G. B. Sowerby II, 1859
Conus vidua Reeve, 1843
Conus vidua f. mozoii Melvin & Melvin, 1980
Cucullus equestris Röding, 1798
Cucullus torquatus Röding, 1798

Conus bandanus 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.

Contents

Description

Distribution

  • Mascarene Basin[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Conus bandanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215557 on 27 March 2010.

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