Conus betulinus

Conus betulinus
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. betulinus
Binomial name
Conus betulinus
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]

Conus betulinus rufoluteus Bozzetti & Ferrario, 2005
Conus betulinus var. alternans Dautzenberg, 1937
Conus betulinus var. immaculata Dautzenberg, 1906
Conus betulinus var. paucimaculata Dautzenberg, 1937
Conus betulinus var. plurizonata Dautzenberg, 1937
Conus betulinus var. scripta Dautzenberg, 1937
Conus betulinus var. tabulata Dautzenberg, 1937
Conus deprehendens Prelle, 2009
Conus zulu Petuch, 1979
Cucullus medusae Röding, 1798
Dendroconus betulinus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Conus betulinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

Distribution

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Conus betulinus Linnaeus, 1758.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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