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Conus spiceri

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Conus spiceri
Shell and protoconch of Conus spiceri (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. spiceri
Binomial name
Conus spiceri
Bartsch & Rehder, 1943
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Virgiconus) spiceri Bartsch & Rehder, 1943 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus coelinae spiceri Bartsch & Rehder, 1943
  • Virgiconus spiceri (Bartsch & Rehder, 1943)
  • Virgiconus coelinae spiceri Bartsch & Rehder, 1943

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

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

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 45 mm and 152 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii and Midway.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus spiceri. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596937 on 2015-11-30
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  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Virgiconus coelinae spiceri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.