Conus fragilissimus
| Conus fragilissimus | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus fragilissimus Petuch, E.J., 1979 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. fragilissimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus fragilissimus Petuch, 1979 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus fragilissimus, common name the fragile geography cone, 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 26 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and off Ethiopia.
References
- 1 2 Conus fragilissimus Petuch, 1979. WoRMS (2010). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 September 2011.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 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
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Gastridium fragilissimus
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