Conus sydneyensis

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Conus sydneyensis
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sydneyensisSowerby, G.B. III, 1887
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. sydneyensis
Binomial name
Conus sydneyensis
G. B. Sowerby III, 1887
Synonyms [1]
  • Austroconus sydneyensis(G. B. Sowerby III, 1887)
  • Conus (Austroconus) sydneyensisG. B. Sowerby III, 1887 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Leptoconus illawarraGarrard, 1961

Conus sydneyensis 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 not be handled at all, except by qualified federal animal control personnel.

Description

Length of the shell varies between 21mm and 35mm, weighs medium with slightly convex or straight sides. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales.

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References

  1. 1 2 Conus sydneyensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1887. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Conus sydneyensis". seashellsofnsw.org.au. Retrieved 19 December 2020.


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