Conus aemulus
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus aemulus Reeve, L.A., 1844 | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
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C. aemulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus aemulus Reeve, 1844
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Conus aemulus 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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 58 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa and Angola.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus aemulus Reeve, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 March 2010.
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
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