Conus pictus
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| Conus pictus | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus pictus Reeve, L.A., 1843 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. pictus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus pictus Reeve, 1843 | |
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Conus pictus 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.
- Subspecies
- Conus pictus pictus Reeve, 1843
- Conus pictus transkeiensis Korn, W. 1998 (synonym: Sciteconus pictus transkeiensis Korn, 1998)
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Jeffrey's Bay - East London, Republic South Africa
