Conus betulinus

Conus betulinus
Dendroconus betulinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Subfamily: Coninae
Genus: Dendroconus
Species: D. betulinus
Binomial name
Dendroconus betulinus
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]

Conus betulinus rufoluteus Bozzetti & Ferrario, 2005
Conus betulinus var. alternans Dautzenberg, 1937
Conus betulinus var. immaculata Dautzenberg, 1906
Conus betulinus var. paucimaculata Dautzenberg, 1937
Conus betulinus var. plurizonata Dautzenberg, 1937
Conus betulinus var. scripta Dautzenberg, 1937
Conus betulinus var. tabulata Dautzenberg, 1937
Conus deprehendens Prelle, 2009
Conus zulu Petuch, 1979
Cucullus medusae Röding, 1798

Dendroconus betulinus 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

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Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Conus betulinus Linnaeus, 1758.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215517 on 27 March 2010.

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