Conus inconstans
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. inconstans
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus inconstans E. A. Smith, 1877
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Conus inconstans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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.[2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 22 mm and 28 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama.
References
- ^ a b Conus inconstans E. A. Smith, 1877. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Conus inconstans - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio".
- Smith, E. A. 1877. Descriptions of new species of Conidae and Terebridae. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 19: 222–231
- 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
External links
- "Purpuriconus inconstans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.