Conus zebra
| Conus zebra | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus zebra Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810 | |
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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. zebra |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus zebra Lamarck, 1810 | |
Conus zebra 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.
Distribution
Conus zebra is known to occur in the Solomons, Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya, Indonesia and in the Philippines.[2]
References
- ↑ Conus zebra Lamarck, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 R. M. Filmer (2011). "Taxonomic revision of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae). Part II: The Conus stramineus complex". Visaya 3 (4): 4–66.