Conus milesi
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| Shell of Conus milesi (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. milesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus milesi E. A. Smith, 1887
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Conus milesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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 17 mm and 27 mm. The shell has a narrow fusiform shape with longitudinally irregular brown spots and punctuated, transverse grooves. The elongate, white, coronate spire is spotted with brown. The body whorl contains about 30 finely punctured or pitted grooves. The aperture is very narrow. The outer lip is arcuate with its superior part slightly sinuated.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf.
References
- ^ a b Conus milesi E. A. Smith, 1887. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ E.A. Smith, Description of a new species of Conus; Journal of Conchology v. 5 (1886-1888)
- Smith, E. A. 1887. Description of a new species of Conus, and a note on a white variety of C. eburneus. Journal of Conchology 5(8):244-245
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- See image at Gastropods.com « Bathyconus milesi»
