Conus stupa

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Conus stupa
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus stupaKuroda, T., 1956
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. stupa
Binomial name
Conus stupa
(Kuroda, 1956)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Turriconus) stupa(Kuroda, 1956) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Embrikena stupaKuroda, 1956
  • Kurodaconus stupa(Kuroda, 1956)
  • Turriconus (Kurodaconus) stupa(Kuroda, 1956)

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

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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous; they are capable of stinging humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 43 mm and 100 mm. Conus Stupa, members of the order Neogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Their life cycle consists of embryos developing into planktonic trochophore larvae, later into juvenile veligers, and then fully grown adults. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Vietnam and the Philippines to Japan; off the Solomon Islands and the Loyalty Islands.

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