Conus byssinus
Conus byssinus | |
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Five views of a shell of Conus byssinus (Röding, P.F., 1798) | |
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. byssinus |
Binomial name | |
Conus byssinus (Röding, 1798) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Cucullus byssinus Röding, 1798 |
Conus byssinus 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus byssinus (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.