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Conus nocturnus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Superfamily
  
Conoidea

Genus
  
Conus

Conus nocturnus

Similar
  
Conus, Conus eximius, Conus bandanus, Conus cinereus, Conus laterculatus

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

Contents

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 45 mm and 86 mm. The pattern of the markings are essentially the same as in Conus marmoreus, but the chocolate-color coalesces into two broad irregular bands within which the triangular white spots appear only occasionally. In Conus deburghiae the surface is sometimes granular in the revolving lines, and the nodules are compressed.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar, off Mauritius, Sri Lanka, the Moluccas and New Guinea.

References

Conus nocturnus Wikipedia