Conus nigropunctatus
Species of sea snail / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Conus nigropunctatus, common name the black-spot cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
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Conus nigropunctatus | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Conus nigropunctatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. nigropunctatus |
Binomial name | |
Conus nigropunctatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858 | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.