Conus cloveri
Conus cloveri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cloveri Walls, J.G., 1978 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. cloveri |
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| Conus cloveri Walls, 1978 | |
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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 15 mm and 42 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal.
References
- Conus cloveri Walls, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Pin, M.; Tack, K.D.L. (1995). Les cônes du Sénégal. [The Conidae of Senegal]. La Conchiglia 277(Suppl.): 1–55
- 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: 1–23
- Trovao, H. F.M., 1978. Contribuiçao para o estudo dos moluscos gasteropodes da familia Conidae da Africa Ocidental novas espécies de "Conus Linné", 1758 de Angola (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Boletim do Centro Português de Actividades Subaquaticas sér. 4 ( 4): 11, 12, 16–20
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Lautoconus cloveri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Holotype in MNHN, Paris
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