Conus distans

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

Conus chinoi Shikama, 1970
Conus kenyonae Brazier, 1896
Conus kenyonae var. arrowsmithensis Brazier, 1896
Conus waterhouseae Brazier, 1896

Conus distans 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 distans Hwass in Bruguière, 1792.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215530 on 27 March 2010.

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