Conus bruguieri

Conus bruguieri
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. 1.0 1.1 Conus bruguieri Kiener, 1848.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 2011.
  2. Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.

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