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Conus scalarissimus

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Species of sea snail

Conus scalarissimus
Apertural view of shell of Conus scalarissimus da Motta, 1988.
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. scalarissimus
Binomial name
Conus scalarissimus
da Motta, 1988
Synonyms
  • Conus (Dauciconus) scalarissimus da Motta, 1988 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus gradatus Reeve, 1843 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus gradatus W. Wood, 1828)
  • Gradiconus scalarissimus (da Motta, 1988)
Abapertural view of shell of Conus scalarissimus da Motta, 1988.

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

Like all species within the genus Conus, these marine snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, so live ones should be handled carefully, or not at all.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between the Gulf of California, Western Mexico, and Peru

References

  1. ^ WoRMS (2015). Conus scalarissimus da Motta, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429887 on 2015-04-29

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Taxon identifiers
Conus scalarissimus


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