Conus splendidulus

Conus splendidulus
Conus splendidulus
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. splendidulus
Binomial name
Conus splendidulus
G. B. Sowerby II, 1833
Synonyms[1]

Conus anadema Tomlin, 1937
Conus fasciatus Kiener, 1845

Conus splendidulus 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 splendidulus G. B. Sowerby II, 1833.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428361 on 27 March 2010.

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