Conus tethys

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Conus tethys
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. tethys
Binomial name
Conus tethys
(Petuch & Sargent, 2011) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Virgiconus) tethys(Petuch & Sargent, 2011) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Virgiconus tethysPetuch & Sargent, 2011 (original combination)

Conus tethys is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]

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 attains 85 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Sulu Archipelago, the Philippines

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