Conus princeps

Conus princeps
Apertural view of shell of Conus princeps Linnaeus, 1758.
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. princeps
Binomial name
Conus princeps
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus lineolatus Valenciennes, 1832
  • Conus princeps var. apogrammatus Dall, 1910
  • Conus regius Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus regus Küster, 1838
  • Ductoconus princeps (Linnaeus, 1758)

Conus princeps 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 princeps Linnaeus, 1758.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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