Conus traillii
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus traillii Adams, A., 1855 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. traillii |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus traillii A. Adams, 1855 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus traillii 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 5 mm and 8 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Strait of Malacca to the Philippines.
References
- 1 2 Conus traillii A. Adams, 1855. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Adams A. (1855). Description of two new genera and several new species of Mollusca, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq
- 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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055.
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Pseudolilliconus traillii
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