Conus ignotus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. ignotus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus ignotus Cargile, 1998
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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.
Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Nicaragua to Colombia.
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 25 mm.
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References edit
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus ignotus Cargile, 1998. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429639 on 2015-06-09
- Cargile, W. P. 1998. Description of Conus ignotus, a new species from Nicaragua. Siratus 2(14):9–14
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23
External links edit
- "Attenuiconus ignotus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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