Conus emarginatus

Conus emarginatus
Conus emarginatus
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. emarginatus
Binomial name
Conus emarginatus
Reeve, 1844
Synonyms[1]

Conus arcuatus Gray, 1839
Conus cinctus Valenciennes, 1832
Conus scariphus Dall, 1910

Conus emarginatus 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

References

  1. ^ a b Conus emarginatus Reeve, 1844.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426484 on 27 March 2010.

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