Conus inconstans
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Conus inconstans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. inconstans
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Binomial name | |
Conus inconstans E. A. Smith, 1877
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus inconstans 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
The size of the shell varies between 22 mm and 28 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2015) |
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama.
References
- ^ a b Conus inconstans E. A. Smith, 1877. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Smith, E. A. 1877. Descriptions of new species of Conidae and Terebridae. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 19: 222–231
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23
External links
- "Purpuriconus inconstans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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