Conus visagenus
| Conus visagenus | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus visagenus Kilburn, R.N., 1974 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. visagenus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus visagenus Kilburn, 1974 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus visagenus 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 17 mm and 32 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Africa.
References
- 1 2 Conus visagenus Kilburn, 1974. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Kilburn (1974), Durban Mus. Novit. 10 (6): p. 81, pl. 1, figs 1 - 4
- Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 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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