Conus viola
| Conus viola | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus viola Cernohorsky, W.O., 1977 | |
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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. viola |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus viola Cernohorsky, 1977 | |
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Conus viola, common name the violet 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 22 mm and 54 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Okinawa, Japan and between the Philippines and North and Northwestern Australia
References
- 1 2 Conus viola Cernohorsky, 1977. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Walter A. Cernohorsky, Conus viola , a new name for C. violaceus, Reeve; The Nautilus, v. 91 (1977)
- 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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055.
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