Conus buxeus

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Conus buxeus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus buxeus(Roeding, 1798)
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Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. buxeus
Binomial name
Conus buxeus
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Dendroconus) buxeus(Röding, 1798) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus buxeus buxeus(Röding, 1798)
  • Cucullus buxeusRöding, 1798
  • Dendroconus buxeus(Röding, 1798)
  • Dendroconus buxeus buxeus(Röding, 1798)

Conus buxeus, common name the fig cone, 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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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.

There is one subspecies : Conus buxeus loroisiiKiener, 1845 (synonyms : Conus agrestisMörch, 1850; Conus figulinus var. insignisDautzenberg, 1937; Conus huberorumda Motta, 1989; Dendroconus loroisii insignis (f) Dautzenberg, 1937)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 135 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

Conus buxeus Conus buxeus loroisii 001.jpg
Conus buxeus

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