Conus gubernator
Conus gubernator | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792 | |
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. gubernator |
Binomial name | |
Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Conus boivini Kiener, 1845 | |
Conus gubernator 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
Distribution
Gallery
Below are several color forms:
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Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
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