Conus orion: taxon details and analytics

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

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Conus orion

Conus orion, common name the Orion 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.

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Conus orion in languages:

English
Orion Cone
Japanese
オリオンイモ

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Conus orion
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Conus orion
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Conus orion
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