Conus proximus
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| Conus proximus | |
| 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. proximus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus proximus G. B. Sowerby II, 1859 [1] | |
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Conus proximus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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.
The subspecies Conus proximus cebuensis Wils, 1990 has become a synonym of Conus cebuensis Wils, 1990
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific Region.
References
- ↑ Sowerby (ii), G. B. Jr., 1859. Descriptions of New Shells in the Collection of H. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Conus proximus G. B. Sowerby II, 1859. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.+
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
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Conus proximus Sowerby, G.B. II, 1859
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Conus proximus Sowerby, G.B. II, 1859
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