Conus natalis

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Conus natalis
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus natalisSowerby, G.B. II, 1857
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. natalis
Binomial name
Conus natalis
G. B. Sowerby II, 1858
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Leptoconus) natalisG. B. Sowerby II, 1858 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus gilchristiG. B. Sowerby III, 1903
  • Conus natalis gilchristiG. B. Sowerby III, 1903
  • Nataliconus natalis(G. B. Sowerby II, 1858)

Conus natalis, common name the Natal textile cone, 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 20 mm and 60 mm. The oblong shell is thin, smooth, angulated at the shoulder and sulcate below. It is roseate, minutely angularly lineate with brown, and bifasciate with large maculations. The spire is maculate. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the east coast of South Africa and off Mozambique.

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