Conus locumtenens: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Neogastropoda
Family
Conidae
Genus
Conus
Species
Conus locumtenens
Scientific Name
Conus locumtenens

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Conus locumtenens

Conus locumtenens, common name the vice admiral cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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.

Subspecies
  • Conus locumtenens assilorenzoi (Cossignani & Assi, 2016)
  • Conus locumtenens biggii (Cossignani & Assi, 2016)
  • Conus locumtenens linae (Cossignani & Assi, 2016)
  • Conus locumtenens locumtenens Blumenbach, 1791
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Conus locumtenens in languages:

English
Vice Admiral Cone

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