Conus sutanorcum

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Conus sutanorcum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. sutanorcum
Binomial name
Conus sutanorcum
Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) sutanorcumMoolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Phasmoconus sutanorcum(Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008)

Conus sutanorcum 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 18 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and Vanuatu

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