Conus hybridus

Conus hybridus
Conus hybridus Kiener, L.C., 1845
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. hybridus
Binomial name
Conus hybridus
Kiener, 1845 [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Lautoconus) hybridus Kiener, 1847 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Lautoconus hybridus Kiener, 1845
Conus hybridus Kiener, L.C., 1845

Conus hybridus, common name the hybrid cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

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 an adult shell varies between 22 mm and 47 mm. It resembles Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791, but its color is darker.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal.

References

  1. Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2.
  2. 1 2 Conus hybridus Kiener, 1845.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 July 2011.
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