Conus howelli

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Conus howelli
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. howelli
Binomial name
Conus howelli
Iredale, 1929

Conus howelli 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", therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

Distribution

References

  1. Conus howelli Iredale, 1929.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

External links

  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • See image at Gastropods.com [http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_648.shtml: « Conus howelli» accessed : 29 January 2012]


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