Conus tinianus
| Conus tinianus | |
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| A shell of Conus tinianus from Cape Agulhas, South Africa | |
| 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. tinianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus tinianus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus tinianus, common name the variable cone, 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.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the east coast of South Africa.
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Conus tinianus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus tinianus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Conus tinianus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus tinianus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp