Conus exiguus

Conus exiguus
Conus exiguus
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. exiguus
Binomial name
Conus exiguus
Lamarck, 1810
Synonyms[1]

Conus bougei G. B. Sowerby III, 1907
Conus bougei var. poumensis Prigent, 1985
Conus cabritii Bernardi, 1858
Conus liratus Reeve, 1844
Conus optimus G. B. Sowerby III, 1913
Conus plumbeus Reeve, 1844
Conus taylorianus E. A. Smith, 1880
Conus vayssetianus Crosse, 1872

Conus exiguus 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 exiguus Lamarck, 1810.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426493 on 27 March 2010.

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