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Conus submarginatus

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Conus submarginatus
Drawing of a shell of Conus submarginatus
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. submarginatus
Binomial name
Conus submarginatus
G. B. Sowerby II, 1870
Synonyms

Austroconus submarginatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1870

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

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

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The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 45 mm. The narrow shell shows a raised carinate spire. The body whorl is attenuate and closely sulcate in front. Its color is yellowish white. The aperture is rosy.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia

References

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  • Sowerby, G.B. Jr. (1870). Descriptions of Forty-eight new Species of Shells. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. (1870): 249–259
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
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  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Austroconus submarginatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.