Conus wilsi
| Conus wilsi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. wilsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus wilsi Delsaerdt, 1998
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Conus wilsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore they should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
[edit]The size of the shell attains 30 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Red Sea.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Conus wilsi Delsaerdt, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Delsaerdt, A. 1998. Conus wilsi a new species from the Red Sea. Gloria Maris 36(4): 69–72, 4 figs.
- Puillandre, N.; Duda, T.F.; Meyer, C.; Olivera, B.M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
External links
[edit]- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Rhizoconus wilsi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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