Conus klemae

Conus klemae
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus klemae (Cotton, B.C., 1953)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. klemae
Binomial name
Conus klemae
(Cotton, 1953)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Klemaeconus) klemae (Cotton, 1953) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus coralinus Habe & Kosuge, 1970
  • Floraconus klemae (Cotton, 1953)
  • Klemaeconus klemae (Cotton, 1953)
  • Rhizoconus klemae Cotton, 1953 (original combination)
  • Rhizoconus coralinus Habe, T. & Kosuge, S. 1970 (junior homonym of Conus corallinus Kiener, 1845)

Conus klemae, common name the Clem's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

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 25 mm and 86 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to South Australia and Western Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 Conus klemae (Cotton, 1953).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.


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