Conus diadema
| Conus diadema | |
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| Apertural view of shell of Conus diadema G.B. Sowerby II, 1834, measuring 44.5 mm in height, collected at 20 ft. off west side of Ceralbo Island, in Mexico. | |
| 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. diadema |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus diadema G. B. Sowerby II, 1834  Conus diadema Sowerby, G.B. I, 1834  Conus diadema Sowerby, G.B. I, 1834 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus brunneus var. pemphigus Dall, 1910 | |
Conus diadema 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 diadema G. B. Sowerby II, 1834. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.