Conus pictus
| Conus pictus | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus pictus Reeve, L.A., 1843 | |
| 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. pictus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus pictus Reeve, 1843 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus beckeri G. B. Sowerby III, 1911 | |
Conus pictus 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.
There is one subspecies: Conus pictus transkeiensis Korn, W. 1998
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus pictus Reeve, 1843. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
Gallery
Conus pictus transkeiensis
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Conus pictus transkeiensis Korn, W. 1998
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Conus pictus transkeiensis Korn, W. 1998