Conus planorbis

Conus planorbis
Conus planorbis
Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views of a shell of Conus planorbis
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. planorbis
Binomial name
Conus planorbis
Born, 1778
Synonyms[1]

Conus polyzonias Gmelin, 1791
Conus praeclarus Fenaux, 1942
Conus vitulinus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Conus vulpinus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Conus vulpinus Schubert & Wagner, 1829
Two varieties of Conus planorbis: Conus planorbis planorbis and Conus planorbis vitulinus.

Conus planorbis 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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Description

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b Conus planorbis Born, 1778.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215475 on 27 March 2010.

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