Biology:Conuber
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Short description: Genus of gastropods
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| Drawing of shells of Conuber sordidum. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Naticoidea |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Conuber Finlay & Marwick, 1937[1] |
| Type species | |
| Natica conica Lamarck, 1822 | |
Conuber is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[2]
Species
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Females of Conuber conicum lay C-shaped eggs in a stiff jelly. They are often mistaken for jellyfish.[3]
Species within the genus Conuber include:
- Conuber conicum (Lamarck, 1822) - Conical Moon Snail.
- Conuber incei (Philippi, 1835)
- Conuber melastoma (Swainson, 1821)
- Conuber sordidum (Swainson, 1821)
References
- ↑ Finlay, H. J. & Marwick, J. (1937). "The Wangaloan and Associated Molluscan Faunas of Kaitagata-Green Island Subdivision". New Zealand Geological Survey Branch, Palaeontological Bulletin No. 15, Wellington, p. 53
- ↑ , Wikidata Q56512676
- ↑ "Conuber conicus (Lamarck, 1822)". https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6a73df51-9cd8-4973-9013-363475ddb721#overview. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
Further reading
- Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5166040 entry
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