Conus aequiquadratus
Species of sea snail
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Conus aequiquadratus, common name Flashman's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus aequiquadratus | |
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| Shells of Conus aequiquadratus (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. aequiquadratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus aequiquadratus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Conus (Turriconus) aequiquadratus Monnier, Tenorio, Bouchet & Puillandre, 2018· accepted, alternate representation | |
This snail is predatory and venomous and is capable of stinging humans.
Description
The shell of this snail has orange spots on a white background, with a white interior. From its sharp point, to the end of the opening some shells reach up to 44.2mm in length.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs off Madagascar.
