Conus varius

Conus varius
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. varius
Binomial name
Conus varius
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]

Conus hevassii A. Adams, 1855
Conus pulchellus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834
Cucullus annularis Röding, 1798
Cucullus granulosus Röding, 1798
Cucullus radula Röding, 1798

Conus varius 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.

Contents

Description

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b Conus varius Linnaeus, 1758.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215511 on 27 March 2010.

External links