Conus richardsae
| Conus richardsae | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus richardsae Korn, W. & D. Röckel, 1992 | |
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| 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. richardsae |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus richardsae Röckel & Korn, 1992 | |
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Conus richardsae 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 richardsae Röckel & Korn, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 October 2011.
- ↑ Filmer R.M. (2009) A catalogue of nomenclature and taxonomy in the living Conidae 1758-1998. Corrections to original text, amendments and updates 1998-2008. 20 pp.
External links
- Filmer R.M. (2009) A catalogue of nomenclature and taxonomy in the living Conidae 1758-1998. Corrections to original text, amendments and updates 1998-2008. 20 pp.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- See image at Gastropods.com http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_5046.shtml
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea