Conus mercator

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.

Contents

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.

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