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Conus ernesti

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Conus ernesti
Shell and protoconch of Conus ernesti (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
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. ernesti
Binomial name
Conus ernesti
Petuch, 1990
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) ernesti Petuch, 1990 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Gradiconus ernesti (Petuch, 1990)

Conus ernesti 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

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The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 31 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama at a depth of 65 m.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus ernesti. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429560 on 2015-09-17
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