Conus vidua

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Conus vidua
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Abapertural view of a shell of Conus vidua
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. vidua
Binomial name
Conus vidua
Reeve, 1843
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Conus) viduaReeve, 1843 · accepted, alternate representation

Conus vidua, common name the vidua cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1]

Contents

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Subspecies
Forma and varieties brought into synonymy

Description

The size of the shell varies between 42 mm and 150 mm. This species is closely related to Conus araneosus nicobaricusHwass in Bruguière, 1792, but the bands not so well outlined usually, and are scattered with triangular white spots upon them. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

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