Conus mercator

Conus mercator
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. mercator
Binomial name
Conus mercator Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]
Conus dealbatus A. Adams, 1855 Conus lamarckii Kiener, 1845 Conus orri da Motta, 1982 Conus reticulatus Born, 1778

Conus mercator 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.

Description

Distribution

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Conus mercator Linnaeus, 1975.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224287 on 27 March 2010.

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website

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