Conus alabaster
Conus alabaster | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus alabaster (Reeve, L.A., 1849) | |
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. alabaster |
Binomial name | |
Conus alabaster Reeve, 1849 | |
Conus alabaster 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.
References
- ↑ Conus alabaster Reeve, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 March 2010.
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- See image at Gastropods.com http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_5037.shtml : Conus alabaster ; accessed : 15 January 2012]