Conus amplus

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Conus amplus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. amplus
Binomial name
Conus amplus
Röckel & Korn, 1992
Synonyms [1]
  • Asprella amplus(Röckel & Korn, 1992)
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) amplusRöckel & Korn, 1992 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus nisusKiener, 1845 (Invalid: junior homonym of C. nisusDillwyn, 1817; Conus amplus is a replacement name)
  • Conus stramineus amplusRöckel & Korn, 1992

Conus amplus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1] [2]

Contents

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 30 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines to India; and off the Solomon Islands.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus amplus Röckel & Korn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590915 on 2012-01-21
  2. ↑ Filmer R.M. (2011) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae). Part II: The Conus stramineus complex. Visaya 3(4): 4-66. (November 2011)


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