Conus visagenus, common name the Lemonsnap cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus visagenus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus visagenus Kilburn, R.N., 1974
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. visagenus
Binomial name
Conus visagenus
Kilburn, 1974
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Plicaustraconus) visagenus Kilburn, 1974 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Plicaustraconus visagenus (Kilburn, 1974)

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.

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ a b Conus visagenus Kilburn, 1974. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  • Kilburn (1974), Durban Mus. Novit. 10 (6): p. 81, pl. 1, figs 1–4
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
  • 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): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
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