Biology:Conus cingulatus
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Short description: Species of sea snail
Conus cingulatus | |
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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. cingulatus
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Binomial name | |
Conus cingulatus Lamarck, 1810
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus cingulatus 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 25 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama and Venezuela.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus cingulatus Lamarck, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=577315 on 2012-01-21
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- 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
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Gradiconus cingulatus" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_6432.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q5166062 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus cingulatus.
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