Conus fuscolineatus
| Conus fuscolineatus | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus fuscolineatus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1905 | |
| 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. fuscolineatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus fuscolineatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1905 [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Varioconus fuscolineatus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1905 | |
Conus fuscolineatus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1905
Conus fuscolineatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[3]
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.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean from Guinee to Angola, and in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
- ↑ Sowerby (iii), G. B. III, 1905. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 6
- ↑ Gastropods.com: Varioconus fuscolineatus; accessed: 24 July 2011
- ↑ Conus fuscolineatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1905. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 July 2011.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. 4 September 2009 Edition
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Conus fuscolineatus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1905
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Conus fuscolineatus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1905
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Conus fuscolineatus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1905