Conus litteratus
| Conus litteratus | |
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| Two views of a shell of Conus litteratus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. litteratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Conus litteratus, common name the lettered cone, is a species of sophisticated predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snail, cone shells or cones.
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.
This is an Indo-Pacific species.
Apical view of a shell of Conus litteratus
Life habits
This cone species hunts and eats marine worms.
References
Gallery
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102 mm, Australia
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69.4 mm, Philippines
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92.6 mm, Philippines
External links
- Conus litteratus Picture - An image of this species
- Conus litteratus - Information on this species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
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