Conus amplus
| Conus amplus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. amplus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus amplus Röckel & Korn, 1992 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus amplus 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 30 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines to India; and off the Solomon Islands.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus amplus Röckel & Korn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590915 on 2012-01-21
- ↑ Filmer R.M. (2011) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae). Part II: The Conus stramineus complex. Visaya 3(4): 4-66. (November 2011)
External links
| External identifiers for Conus amplus | |
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| WoRMS | 590915 |
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