Conus edaphus

Conus edaphus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. edaphus
Binomial name
Conus edaphus
Dall, 1910
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Tesselliconus) edaphus Dall, 1910 accepted, alternate representation
  • Lithoconus edaphus (Dall, 1910)
  • Tesselliconus edaphus (Dall, 1910)

Conus edaphus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 82 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Gulf of California, Mexico to Panama

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus edaphus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429933 on 2015-09-15

External links

External identifiers for Conus edaphus
WoRMS 429933


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