Conus cloveri
| Conus cloveri | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cloveri Walls, J.G., 1978 | |
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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. cloveri |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus cloveri Walls, 1978 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus cloveri 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 15 mm and 42 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal.
References
- 1 2 Conus cloveri Walls, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Pin, M.; Tack, K.D.L. (1995). Les cônes du Sénégal. [The Conidae of Senegal]. La Conchiglia 277(Suppl.): 1-55
- 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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