Conus sponsalis

Conus sponsalis
Conus sponsalis
Dorsal view of two shells of Conus sponsalis
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. sponsalis
Binomial name
Conus sponsalis
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[1]

Conus maculatus Bosc, 1801
Conus puncturatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Conus pusillus Gould, 1853

Conus sponsalis, common name the sponsal cone, 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

This cone snail is found in Aldabra, Chagos, Mascarene Basin, Mozambique, the Red Sea and the West Coast of South Africa.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Conus sponsalis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215451 on 27 March 2010.

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