Conus stupella

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Conus stupella
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus stupellaKuroda, 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. stupella
Binomial name
Conus stupella
(Kuroda, 1956)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Turriconus) stupella(Kuroda, 1956) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Embrikena stupellaKuroda, 1956
  • Kurodaconus stupella(Kuroda, 1956)
  • Turriconus (Kurodaconus) stupella(Kuroda, 1956)

Conus stupella, common name the stupella 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 54 mm and 98 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Vietnam

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