Conus wilsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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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. wilsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus wilsi Delsaerdt, 1998
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore they should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description edit
The size of the shell attains 30 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Red Sea.
References edit
- ^ a b Conus wilsi Delsaerdt, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Delsaerdt, A. 1998. Conus wilsi a new species from the Red Sea. Gloria Maris 36(4): 69–72, 4 figs.
- 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): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
External links edit
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Rhizoconus wilsi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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