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Conus visagenus

{{short description|Species of sea snail}}

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| taxon = Conus visagenus

| image =Conus visagenus 1.jpg

| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus visagenus Kilburn, R.N., 1974

| authority = Kilburn, 1974

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

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| synonyms =

  • Conus (Plicaustraconus) visagenus Kilburn, 1974 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Plicaustraconus visagenus (Kilburn, 1974)

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Conus visagenus, common name the Lemonsnap cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|429011|Conus visagenus Kilburn, 1974||27 March 2010}}

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 32 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References

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  • Kilburn (1974), Durban Mus. Novit. 10 (6): p. 81, pl. 1, figs 1–4
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
  • {{cite journal|doi=10.1093/mollus/eyu055 |last1=Puillandre|first1=N.|last2=Duda|first2=T.F.|last3=Meyer|first3=C.|last4=Olivera|first4=B.M.|last5=Bouchet|first5=P.|year=2015|title=One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails|journal=Journal of Molluscan Studies|volume=81|issue=1 |pages=1–23|pmc=4541476|pmid=26300576}}

External links

  • [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The Conus Biodiversity website]
  • [http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea]

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visagenus

Category:Gastropods described in 1974

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