- Conus mercator
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Conus mercator Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Conoidea Family: Conidae Subfamily: Coninae Genus: Conus Species: C. mercator Binomial name Conus mercator
Linnaeus, 1758Synonyms[1] Conus dealbatus A. Adams, 1855
Conus lamarckii Kiener, 1845
Conus orri da Motta, 1982
Conus reticulatus Born, 1778Conus 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.
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- ^ 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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