Conus gilvus

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Conus gilvus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. gilvus
Binomial name
Conus gilvus
Reeve, 1849
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) gilvusReeve, 1849 accepted, alternate representation
  • Phasmoconus gilvus(Reeve, 1849)

Conus gilvus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [2]

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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

The epithet "gilvus" is a Latin word meaning "pale yellow".

Description

The size of the shell varies between 24 mm and 38 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and off Indonesia.

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References

  1. ↑ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus gilvus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192317A2072473. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192317A2072473.en . Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus gilvus Reeve, 1849. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429584 on 2015-09-24


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