| Conus ermineus | |
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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. ermineus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus ermineus Born, 1778 |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus aspersus G. B. Sowerby II, 1833 |
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Conus ermineus 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.
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The maximum recorded shell length is 103 mm.[2]
Conantokin-E is a toxin derived from the vemon of Conus ermineus.
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 101 m.[2]