Conus tethys

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

Conus tethys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. tethys
Binomial name
Conus tethys
(Petuch & Sargent, 2011)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Virgiconus) tethys (Petuch & Sargent, 2011) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Virgiconus tethys Petuch & Sargent, 2011 (original combination)

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 attains 85 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Sulu Archipelago, the Philippines

References

  • 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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.


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