Conus parvatus

Conus parvatus
Five views of a shell of Conus parvatus Walls, J.G., 1979
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. parvatus
Binomial name
Conus parvatus
Walls, 1979
Synonyms[1]

Conus parvatus sharmiensis Wils, 1986
Conus pusillus Reeve, 1843
Conus pusillus G. B. Sowerby II, 1857

Conus parvatus 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. 1.0 1.1 Conus parvatus Walls, 1979.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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