Conus parvatus

Conus parvatus
Five views of a shell of Conus parvatus Walls, J.G., 1979
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. parvatus
Binomial name
Conus parvatus Walls, 1979
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Harmoniconus) parvatus Walls, 1979 · accepted, alternate representation Conus musicus parvatus Walls, 1979 (original rank) Conus parvatus sharmiensis Wils, 1986 Conus pusillus Reeve, 1843 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus pusillus Lamarck, 1810) Conus pusillus G. B. Sowerby II, 1857 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus pusillus Lamarck, 1810) Harmoniconus parvatus (Walls, 1979)

Conus parvatus 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.

The subspecies Conus parvatus sharmiensis Wils, 1986 is a synonym of Conus parvatus Walls, 1979