Conus miniexcelsus
| Conus miniexcelsus | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shellof Conus miniexcelsus (Biggs, J.S., M. Watkins, P. Showers Corneli & B.M. Olivera, 2010) | |
| 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. miniexcelsus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus miniexcelsus Olivera & Biggs, 2010 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Conus miniexcelsus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1][2]
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
- ↑ Conus miniexcelsus Olivera & Biggs, 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 2011.
- ↑ Biggs, J. S., Watkins, M. Showers Corneli, P. and Olivera, B. M. (2010). Defining a clade by morphological, molecular, and toxinological criteria: distinctive forms related to Conus praecellens A. Adams, 1854 (Gastropoda: Conidae). Nautilus 124:1-19.
External links
- Biggs, J. S., Watkins, M. Showers Corneli, P. and Olivera, B. M. (2010). Defining a clade by morphological, molecular, and toxinological criteria: distinctive forms related to Conus praecellens A. Adams, 1854 (Gastropoda: Conidae). Nautilus 124:1-19.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- See image at Gastropods.com http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_66219.shtml