Conus thalassiarchus

Conus thalassiarchus
Conus thalassiarchus
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. thalassiarchus
Binomial name
Conus thalassiarchus
G. B. Sowerby II, 1834
Synonyms[1]

Conus castrensis Gould, 1842
Conus mariei Jousseaume, 1899
Conus thalassiarchus f. ikatt Shikama, 1979
Conus vidua var. azona Wils, 1972
Conus vidua var. depriesteri Wils, 1972
Conus vidua var. elevata Wils, 1972

Conus thalassiarchus 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 thalassiarchus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428386 on 27 March 2010.

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