Conus mascarenensis | |
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Shell of Conus mascarenensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. mascarenensis
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Binomial name | |
Conus mascarenensis (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2019)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Conus mascarenensis 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 marine snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
The size of the shell attains 110.6 mm.
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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.
Conus mascarenensis | |
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Shell of Conus mascarenensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. mascarenensis
|
Binomial name | |
Conus mascarenensis (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2019)
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Synonyms [1] | |
|
Conus mascarenensis 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 marine snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
The size of the shell attains 110.6 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (September 2020) |
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.