Conus irregularis
| Conus irregularis | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus irregularis Sowerby, G.B. II, 1858 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. irregularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus irregularis G. B. Sowerby II, 1858 | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus irregularis Sowerby, G.B. II, 1858, showing variation in the species.
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus irregularis Sowerby, G.B. II, 1858, showing variation in the species.
Conus irregularis 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.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus irregularis G. B. Sowerby II, 1858. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23