Conus cordigera

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

Conus cordigera
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cordigera Sowerby, G.B. II, 1866
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. cordigera
Binomial name
Conus cordigera
G. B. Sowerby II, 1866
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Eugeniconus) cordigera G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus bitleri da Motta, 1984
  • Conus nobilis bitleri da Motta, 1984
  • Conus nobilis cordigera G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 (original description)
  • Eugeniconus cordigera (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)

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.

Conus cordigera Sowerby, G.B. II, 1866

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 72 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Eastern Indonesia

References

  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Eugeniconus cordigera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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