Conus submarginatus

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Conus submarginatus
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Drawing of a shell of Conus submarginatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. submarginatus
Binomial name
Conus submarginatus
G. B. Sowerby II, 1870
Synonyms

Austroconus submarginatusG. B. Sowerby II, 1870

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

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 45 mm. The narrow shell shows a raised carinate spire. The body whorl is attenuate and closely sulcate in front. Its color is yellowish white. The aperture is rosy. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia

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