Conus spiceri

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Conus spiceri
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Shell and protoconch of Conus spiceri (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. spiceri
Binomial name
Conus spiceri
Bartsch & Rehder, 1943
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Virgiconus) spiceriBartsch & Rehder, 1943 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus coelinae spiceriBartsch & Rehder, 1943
  • Virgiconus spiceri(Bartsch & Rehder, 1943)
  • Virgiconus coelinae spiceriBartsch & Rehder, 1943

Conus spiceri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1]

Contents

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 45 mm and 152 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii and Midway.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus spiceri. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596937 on 2015-11-30