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Conus carnalis
Conus carnalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
| Conus carnalis | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus carnalis Sowerby, G.B. III, 1879 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. carnalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus carnalis G. B. Sowerby III, 1879 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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 edit
The size of the shell varies between 34 mm and 63 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References edit
- ^ a b Conus carnalis G. B. Sowerby III, 1879. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Sowerby, G. B., III. 1879. Descriptions of ten new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1878:795–798, pl. 48
- 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
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus carnalis.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Pseudonoduloconus carnalis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Specimen at MNHN, Paris