Conus bengalensis

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Conus bengalensis
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Shell of Conus bengalensis (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. bengalensis
Binomial name
Conus bengalensis
(Okutani, 1968)
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Cylinder) bengalensisOkutani, 1968 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Cylinder bengalensis(Okutani, 1968) (synonym: Conus (Cylinder) bengalensis robustusTove, 2023)
  • Darioconus bengalensisOkutani, 1968 (original description)

Conus bengalensis, common name the Bengal cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [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.

Subspecies

Description

The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 148 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in deeper waters off the Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Sea, Burma and Thailand

References

  1. Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus bengalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T192738A2153075. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192738A2153075.en . Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Conus bengalensis (Okutani, 1968). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.