Conus berdulinus

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Conus berdulinus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus berdulinusVeillard, M., 1972
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. berdulinus
Binomial name
Conus berdulinus
Veillard, 1972
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Virgiconus) berdulinusVeillard, 1972 accepted, alternate representation
  • Virgiconus berdulinus(Veillard, 1972)

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

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 48 mm and 100 mm.

A shell of Conus berdulinus Conus berdulinus 3.jpg
A shell of Conus berdulinus

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean from Natal, South Africa to Mozambique and the Mascarenes, Somalia; off Southern Oman and Southern India; in the Pacific Ocean off Midway and Hawaii; in the South China Sea and off the Philippines.

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References

  1. ↑ Raybaudi-Massilia, G. (2013). "Conus berdulinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192678A2140045. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192678A2140045.en . Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Conus berdulinus Veillard, 1972 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.


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