Conus amphiurgus | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus amphiurgus Dall, W.H., 1889 | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. amphiurgus
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Binomial name | |
Conus amphiurgus
Dall, 1889
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Conus amphiurgus, common name the amphiurgus cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Locus typicus: "Pta. Guanajibo and Pta. Arenas,
encompassing the Bahia Bramadero on the West coast of Puerto Rico."
[3]
This species occurs in the tropical Western Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
The maximum recorded shell length is 54 mm. [4]
Minimum recorded depth is 9 m. [4] Maximum recorded depth is 61 m. [4]
Conus amphiurgus | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus amphiurgus Dall, W.H., 1889 | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. amphiurgus
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Binomial name | |
Conus amphiurgus
Dall, 1889
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Conus amphiurgus, common name the amphiurgus cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Locus typicus: "Pta. Guanajibo and Pta. Arenas,
encompassing the Bahia Bramadero on the West coast of Puerto Rico."
[3]
This species occurs in the tropical Western Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
The maximum recorded shell length is 54 mm. [4]
Minimum recorded depth is 9 m. [4] Maximum recorded depth is 61 m. [4]