Conus cumingii, common name Cuming's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cumingii Reeve, L.A., 1848 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. cumingii
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus cumingii Reeve, 1848
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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.
This species is not to be confused with Conus cumingii Reeve, L.A., 1849, an invalid junior homonym and synonym of Conus virgatus Reeve, 1849 .
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 40 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off India, Sri Lanka, Western Thailand, Indonesia, the Southern Philippines and the Solomon Islands.
References edit
- ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus cuminigii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192433A2094590. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192433A2094590.en. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b Conus cumingii Reeve, 1848. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- 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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus cumingii.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Rhizoconus cumingii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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