Conus rawaiensis
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| Conus rawaiensis | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus rawaiensis Motta, A.J. da, 1978 | |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
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C. rawaiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus rawaiensis da Motta, 1978
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Conus rawaiensis 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 19 mm and 48 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Western Thailand and off Sri Lanka.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus rawaiensis da Motta, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- 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
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Rhizoconus rawaiensis
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