Conus monilifer

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Conus monilifer
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Drawing of a shell of Conus monilifer
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. monilifer
Binomial name
Conus monilifer
Broderip, 1833
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) moniliferBroderip, 1833 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus ferrugatusG. B. Sowerby I, 1834
  • Conus selectusA. Adams, 1855
  • Gradiconus monilifer(Broderip, 1833)

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

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 35 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Ecuador.

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References

  1. 1 2 Conus monilifer Broderip, 1833 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.