Conus pergrandis

Conus pergrandis
Conus pergrandis
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. pergrandis
Binomial name
Conus pergrandis
(Iredale, 1937)
Synonyms[1]

Conus fletcheri Petuch & Mendenhall, 1972
Conus potusmarumai Kosuge, 1981
Embrikena pergrandis Iredale, 1937
Embrikena potusmarumai Kosuge, 1980

Conus pergrandis 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 pergrandis (Iredale, 1937).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430437 on 27 March 2010.

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