Conus filmeri

Conus filmeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus filmeri
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus filmeri Rolan, E.M. & D. Röckel, 2000
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. filmeri
Binomial name
Conus filmeri
Rolán & Röckel, 2000
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Lautoconus) filmeri Rolán & Röckel, 2000 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Varioconus filmeri (Rolán & Röckel, 2000)

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 23 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Varioconus filmeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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