Conus solidus

Conus solidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. solidus
Binomial name
Conus solidus
Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Stephanoconus) solidus Gmelin, 1791 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Tenorioconus solidus (Gmelin, 1791)

Conus solidus 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 36 mm and 67 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela, Trinidad and Barbados

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus solidus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430340 on 2015-11-29

External links

External identifiers for Conus solidus
WoRMS 430340


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