| Conus solidus | |
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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. solidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus solidus Gmelin, 1791 | |
Conus solidus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. It is predatory, venomous and capable of stinging humans. Shell length varies between 36 mm and 67 mm. It occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela, Trinidad and Barbados
References
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus solidus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430340 on 2015-11-29
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
- 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
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Tenorioconus mappa mappa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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| Conus solidus | |
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