Conus beatrix

Conus beatrix is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus beatrix
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus beatrix Tenorio, M.J., G.T. Poppe & S. Tagaro, 2007
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. beatrix
Binomial name
Conus beatrix
Tenorio, Poppe, & Tagaro, 2007
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Turriconus) beatrix Tenorio, Poppe & Tagaro, 2007 accepted, alternate representation
  • Kurodaconus beatrix (Tenorio, Poppe & Tagaro, 2007)
  • Turriconus beatrix (Tenorio, Poppe & Tagaro, 2007)

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 14 mm and 31 mm.

Conus beatrix

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References


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