Conus solidus

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Conus solidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. solidus
Binomial name
Conus solidus
Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Stephanoconus) solidus Gmelin, 1791 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Tenorioconus solidus (Gmelin, 1791)

Conus solidus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description[edit]

The size of the shell varies between 36 mm and 67 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela, Trinidad and Barbados

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus solidus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430340 on 2015-11-29

External links[edit]

  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Tenorioconus mappa mappa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.