Conus escondidai

Conus escondidai
Conus escondidai
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. escondidai
Binomial name
Conus escondidai
Poppe & Tagaro, 2005[1]

Conus escondidai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

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. ^ Poppe & Tagaro. 2005. Visaya 1(4) : 40-44. World Register of Marine Species, accessed 27 March 2010.
  2. ^ Conus escondidai Poppe & Tagaro, 2005.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389261 on 27 March 2010.

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