Conus bruguieri
Conus bruguieri | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus bruguieri Kiener, L.C., 1848 | |
Conservation status | |
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. bruguieri |
Binomial name | |
Conus bruguieri Kiener, 1848 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Conus bruguieresi Kiener, 1848 |
Conus bruguieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of poisoning humans.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus bruguieri Kiener, 1848. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 2011.
- ↑ Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.