Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda | |
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Conus queenslandis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
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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.
Taxonomic relation
Conus queenslandis was originally named as a subspecies of Conus tribblei Walls, 1977 but has been recognized as a valid species, alternative representation in the subgenus Splinoconus..
Description
The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 110 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Vietnam, New Caledonia and Queensland, Australia
References
Conus queenslandis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA