Conus monilifer

Conus monilifer
Drawing of a shell of Conus monilifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Conidae
Genus:Conus
Species: C. monilifer
Binomial name
Conus monilifer
Broderip, 1833
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) monilifer Broderip, 1833 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus ferrugatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
  • Conus selectus A. Adams, 1855
  • Gradiconus monilifer (Broderip, 1833)

Conus monilifer 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 35 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Ecuador.

References


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