| Conus betulinus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Subfamily: | Coninae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. betulinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus betulinus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus betulinus rufoluteus Bozzetti & Ferrario, 2005 |
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Conus betulinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
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