Conus vulcanus

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Conus vulcanus
File:Conus vulcanus1.jpg
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus vulcanus Tenorio, M.J. & C.M.L. Afonso, 2004
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. vulcanus
Binomial name
Conus vulcanus
Tenorio & Afonso, 2004
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus vulcanus (Tenorio & Afonso, 2004)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) vulcanus Tenorio & Afonso, 2004 · accepted, alternate representation
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Conus vulcanus 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 18 mm and 31 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Conus vulcanus Tenorio & Afonso, 2004.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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