Conus mulderi

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Conus mulderi
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Two views of a shell of Conus mulderi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. mulderi
Binomial name
Conus mulderi
Fulton, 1936
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) mulderiFulton, 1936 · accepted, alternate representation

Conus mulderi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1] [2] [3]

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 25 mm and 52 mm .

Distribution

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

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus mulderi Fulton, 1936. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429910 on 2012-01-21
  2. Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  3. Filmer R.M. (2011) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae). Part II: The Conus stramineus complex. Visaya 3(4): 4-66. (November 2011)