Conus hybridus

Conus hybridus
Conus hybridus
Apertural view of Conus hybridus
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. hybridus
Binomial name
Conus hybridus
Kiener, 1845 [1]
Synonyms

Lautoconus hybridus Kiener, 1845

Conus hybridus, common name the hybrid cone, 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.

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 22 mm and 47 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along Senegal.

References

  1. ^ Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2.
  2. ^ Conus hybridus Kiener, 1845.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224278 on 25 July 2011.
  • Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  • Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition

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