Conus aurisiacus

Conus aurisiacus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus aurisiacus Linnaeus, C., 1758
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. aurisiacus
Binomial name
Conus aurisiacus
Linnaeus, 1758
Conus aurisiacus Linnaeus, C., 1758

Conus aurisiacus 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

  1. Conus aurisiacus Linnaeus, 1758.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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