Conus inconstans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. inconstans
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Binomial name | |
Conus inconstans E. A. Smith, 1877
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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
editThe size of the shell varies between 22 mm and 28 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama.
References
edit- ^ a b Conus inconstans E. A. Smith, 1877. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
External links
edit- "Purpuriconus inconstans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.