Conus miniexcelsus

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Conus miniexcelsus
File:Conus miniexcelsus 1.jpg
Apertural and abapertural views of shellof Conus miniexcelsus (Biggs, J.S., M. Watkins, P. Showers Corneli & B.M. Olivera, 2010)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. miniexcelsus
Binomial name
Conus miniexcelsus
Olivera & Biggs, 2010
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Turriconus) miniexcelsus Olivera & Biggs, 2010 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Kurodaconus miniexcelsus (Olivera & Biggs, 2010)
  • Turriconus miniexcelsus (Olivera & Biggs, 2010)
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Conus miniexcelsus 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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 19 mm and 37 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Conus miniexcelsus Olivera & Biggs, 2010.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 2011.
  2. Biggs, J. S., Watkins, M. Showers Corneli, P. and Olivera, B. M. (2010). Defining a clade by morphological, molecular, and toxinological criteria: distinctive forms related to Conus praecellens A. Adams, 1854 (Gastropoda: Conidae). Nautilus 124:1-19.

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