Conus cervus
Conus cervus | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cervus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822 | |
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. cervus |
Binomial name | |
Conus cervus Lamarck, 1822 | |
Conus cervus 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
- ↑ Conus cervus Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.