- Conus zonatus
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Conus zonatus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Conoidea Family: Conidae Subfamily: Coninae Genus: Conus Species: C. zonatus Binomial name Conus zonatus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792Synonyms[1] Conus edwardi Preston, 1908
Conus lapideus Holten, 1802
Cucullus turritus Röding, 1798Conus zonatus 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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- ^ a b Conus zonatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215568 on 27 March 2010.
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