Conus compressus
| Conus compressus | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus compressus Sowerby, G.B. II, 1866 | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. compressus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus compressus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866  Conus compressus Sowerby, G.B. II, 1866 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus compressus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]
The database WoRMS lists this species only tentatively, as it may be a synonym for a northern form of Conus anemone.
Like all cone snail species, 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 Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus compressus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429368 on 2012-01-21
- ↑ Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
External links
| External identifiers for Conus compressus | |
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| WoRMS | 429368 |
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea