Conus swainsoni 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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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus swainsoni Estival, J.C. & R. von Cosel, 1986 | |
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. swainsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus swainsoni Estival & Cosel, 1986
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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 30 mm and 78 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
edit- ^ a b Conus swainsoni Estival & Cosel, 1986. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- 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
- Estival, J.C. & Cosel, R. von, 1986 Conus swainsoni, a new Cone (Gastropoda: Conidae) from New Caledonia, vol. 45(n°2), p. 87-98
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus swainsoni.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Vituliconus swainsoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Holotype in MNHN, Paris
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