Conus viola

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Conus viola
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus violaCernohorsky, W.O., 1977
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. viola
Binomial name
Conus viola
Cernohorsky, 1977
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) violaCernohorsky, 1977 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus blatteusShikama, 1979
  • Conus violaceusReeve, 1844 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus violaceusGmelin, 1791)
  • Hermes viola(Cernohorsky, 1977)
  • Isoconus viola(Cernohorsky, 1977)

Conus viola, common name the violet cone, 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 22 mm and 54 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Okinawa, Japan and between the Philippines and North and Northwestern Australia

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