Conus tiki

Conus tiki
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. tiki
Binomial name
Conus tiki Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008

Conus tiki 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.

Description

Distribution

References

1. ^ Conus tiki Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428429 on 27 March 2010.

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website

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