Conus corallinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus corallinus Kiener, L.C., 1845 | |
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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. corallinus
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| Conus corallinus Kiener, 1845
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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
editThe size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 37.5 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Okinawa, Japan and New Caledonia.
References
edit- ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus corallinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192416A2090903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192416A2090903.en. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b Conus corallinus Kiener, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Kiener L.C. 1844–1850. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (Conus, Lam.), pp. 1–379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1–48 (1846); 49–160 (1847); 161–192 (1848); 193–240 (1849); 241-[379](assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2–3, 5, 7–32, 34–36, 38, 40–50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51–52, 54–56, 57–68, 74–77 (1846); 1, 69–73, 78–103 (1847); 104–106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108–111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière
- 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus corallinus.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Leporiconus corallinus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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